How does South Korea rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square?

South Korea ranks 10th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.

Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square in South Korea

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square in South Korea
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South Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.0016 units per square kilometre

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

10th

of 117 countries

All-time high

0.0027 units per square kilometre

in 1987

All-time low

0.0016 units per square kilometre

in 2019

Years of data

1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square in South Korea, 1961–2019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in South Korea stood at 0.0016 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in South Korea peaked at 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 units per square kilometre, in 2019.

South Korea ranks 10th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre in South Korea, 1961 to 2019.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0025 units per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0025 units per square kilometre	+1.0%
1963	0.0025 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
1964	0.0026 units per square kilometre	+3.5%
1965	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1966	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+0.2%
1967	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+0.3%
1968	0.0025 units per square kilometre	-6.8%
1969	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+6.0%
1970	0.0026 units per square kilometre	-1.4%
1971	0.0026 units per square kilometre	-1.1%
1972	0.0026 units per square kilometre	+0.1%
1973	0.0026 units per square kilometre	-0.8%
1974	0.0026 units per square kilometre	+1.9%
1975	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
1976	0.0026 units per square kilometre	-0.3%
1977	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
1978	0.0027 units per square kilometre	-0.0%
1979	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+0.3%
1980	0.0027 units per square kilometre	-0.0%
1981	0.0027 units per square kilometre	-0.7%
1982	0.0026 units per square kilometre	-2.9%
1983	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+3.4%
1984	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+0.2%
1985	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+0.5%
1986	0.0027 units per square kilometre	-0.1%
1987	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
1988	0.0027 units per square kilometre	-0.2%
1989	0.0027 units per square kilometre	-0.3%
1990	0.0027 units per square kilometre	-1.0%
1991	0.0026 units per square kilometre	-2.9%
1992	0.0025 units per square kilometre	-4.3%
1993	0.0025 units per square kilometre	-1.8%
1994	0.0024 units per square kilometre	-2.9%
1995	0.0023 units per square kilometre	-4.2%
1996	0.0023 units per square kilometre	-0.6%
1997	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+0.3%
1998	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
1999	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2000	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
2001	0.0024 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2002	0.0023 units per square kilometre	-2.8%
2003	0.0022 units per square kilometre	-3.5%
2004	0.0022 units per square kilometre	-1.5%
2005	0.0021 units per square kilometre	-2.2%
2006	0.0021 units per square kilometre	-2.5%
2007	0.0021 units per square kilometre	-0.6%
2008	0.002 units per square kilometre	-1.6%
2009	0.002 units per square kilometre	-1.3%
2010	0.0019 units per square kilometre	-3.6%
2011	0.0018 units per square kilometre	-4.3%
2012	0.0018 units per square kilometre	-0.7%
2013	0.0018 units per square kilometre	-2.1%
2014	0.0018 units per square kilometre	-2.1%
2015	0.0017 units per square kilometre	-2.0%
2016	0.0017 units per square kilometre	-2.6%
2017	0.0016 units per square kilometre	-3.1%
2018	0.0016 units per square kilometre	-2.3%
2019	0.0016 units per square kilometre	-1.1%

South Korea compared with similar countries

South Korea's 0.0016 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 61.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
South Korea's 0.0016 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0026 units per square kilometre	0.0025 units per square kilometre	0.0027 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0026 units per square kilometre	0.0026 units per square kilometre	0.0027 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0027 units per square kilometre	0.0026 units per square kilometre	0.0027 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0024 units per square kilometre	0.0023 units per square kilometre	0.0027 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0022 units per square kilometre	0.002 units per square kilometre	0.0024 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0017 units per square kilometre	0.0016 units per square kilometre	0.0019 units per square kilometre	10

Countries ranked near South Korea

7 Myanmar 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
8 Sri Lanka 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
9 Gambia 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
11 India 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
12 Indonesia 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
13 Dominican Republic 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 117 places →

More reference data data for South Korea

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)

All data for South Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in South Korea?: Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in South Korea was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 1987.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2019.
How does South Korea rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square?: South Korea ranks 10th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Korea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.