Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in South Korea
South Korea: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF was 628.51 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in South Korea, 2000–2023
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in South Korea is 628.51 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in South Korea peaked at 712.92 Mt CO2e in 2018 and was at its lowest, 471.44 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
That places South Korea 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 519.55 Mt CO2e | 471.44 Mt CO2e | 564.43 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 672.99 Mt CO2e | 628.78 Mt CO2e | 712.92 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 653.25 Mt CO2e | 628.51 Mt CO2e | 677.68 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More environment data for South Korea
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 108.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 264.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 588.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 4.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in South Korea?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in South Korea was 628.51 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 712.92 Mt CO2e in 2018.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 471.44 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- South Korea ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).