Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in South Korea

South Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice was 0.044 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.044 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
10th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.0769 units per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
0.044 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in South Korea, 1961–2019

00.020.040.060.08196119902019

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

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in South Korea stood at 0.044 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in South Korea peaked at 0.0769 units per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.044 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre in South Korea, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0688 units per square kilometre —
1962 0.0694 units per square kilometre +1.0%
1963 0.0704 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1964 0.0728 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1965 0.0749 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1966 0.075 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1967 0.0753 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1968 0.0702 units per square kilometre -6.8%
1969 0.0744 units per square kilometre +6.0%
1970 0.0733 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1971 0.0725 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1972 0.0726 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1973 0.072 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1974 0.0734 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1975 0.0742 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1976 0.0741 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1977 0.075 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1978 0.075 units per square kilometre -0.0%
1979 0.0752 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1980 0.0752 units per square kilometre -0.0%
1981 0.0746 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1982 0.0724 units per square kilometre -2.9%
1983 0.0749 units per square kilometre +3.4%
1984 0.075 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1985 0.0754 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1986 0.0753 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1987 0.0769 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1988 0.0768 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1989 0.0766 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1990 0.0759 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1991 0.0737 units per square kilometre -2.9%
1992 0.0705 units per square kilometre -4.3%
1993 0.0692 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1994 0.0672 units per square kilometre -2.9%
1995 0.0644 units per square kilometre -4.2%
1996 0.064 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1997 0.0642 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1998 0.0645 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1999 0.065 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2000 0.0654 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2001 0.0658 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2002 0.064 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2003 0.0617 units per square kilometre -3.5%
2004 0.0608 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2005 0.0595 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2006 0.058 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2007 0.0577 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2008 0.0567 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2009 0.056 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2010 0.054 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2011 0.0517 units per square kilometre -4.3%
2012 0.0513 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2013 0.0503 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2014 0.0492 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2015 0.0482 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2016 0.047 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2017 0.0455 units per square kilometre -3.1%
2018 0.0445 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2019 0.044 units per square kilometre -1.1%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 0.044 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 units per square kilometre, 61.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 0.044 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0131 units per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0724 units per square kilometre 0.0688 units per square kilometre 0.0753 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0737 units per square kilometre 0.072 units per square kilometre 0.0752 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0753 units per square kilometre 0.0724 units per square kilometre 0.0769 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0679 units per square kilometre 0.064 units per square kilometre 0.0759 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0606 units per square kilometre 0.056 units per square kilometre 0.0658 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0486 units per square kilometre 0.044 units per square kilometre 0.054 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 7 Myanmar 0.0465 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 8 Sri Lanka 0.0462 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 9 Gambia 0.0453 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 11 India 0.0435 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 12 Indonesia 0.0337 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 13 Dominican Republic 0.0312 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 117 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in South Korea?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in South Korea was 0.044 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0769 units per square kilometre in 1987.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.044 units per square kilometre in 2019.
How does South Korea rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
South Korea ranks 10th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - 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.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - 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.