GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2 in South Korea

South Korea: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2 was 54,449 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
54,449
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
29th
of 203 countries
All-time high
55,884
in 2011
All-time low
25,800
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2 in South Korea, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200220151990: 25.8k1991: 29.0k1992: 31.1k1993: 34.7k1994: 38.4k1995: 41.7k1996: 45.0k1997: 47.0k1998: 39.7k1999: 42.5k2000: 47.3k2001: 50.4k2002: 50.2k2003: 50.6k2004: 51.2k2005: 50.1k2006: 51.0k2007: 52.0k2008: 51.2k2009: 51.8k2010: 54.7k2011: 55.9k2012: 55.1k2013: 55.9k2014: 54.0k2015: 54.4k

Source: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).

Analysis

In 2015, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 in South Korea stood at 54,449.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 in South Korea peaked at 55,884 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25,800, in 1990.

South Korea ranks 29th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37,498 25,800 47,048 10
2000s 50,579 47,268 51,993 10
2010s 55,010 54,039 55,884 6

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 26 Mexico 67,726 compare
  2. 27 France 62,388 compare
  3. 28 Australia 56,654 compare
  4. 30 Thailand 54,370 compare
  5. 31 Poland 51,531 compare
  6. 32 Pakistan 48,703 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 in South Korea?
Ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 in South Korea was 54,449 in 2015, according to Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
What is the highest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 55,884 in 2011.
What is the lowest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 25,800 in 1990.
How does South Korea rank for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2?
South Korea ranks 29th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
Is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as part of GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2
Source
Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,304 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).