How have things changed?, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0687 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0687 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
25th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0888 metric tons per person
in 1986
All-time low
0.0223 metric tons per person
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in South Korea, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.0687 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0888 metric tons per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0223 metric tons per person, in 1965.
South Korea ranks 25th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0223 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0239 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0252 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0273 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0279 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0272 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0325 metric tons per person | +19.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0401 metric tons per person | +23.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0495 metric tons per person | +23.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0584 metric tons per person | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0605 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0671 metric tons per person | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0666 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0637 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0645 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0632 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0726 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0672 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.07 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.072 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0758 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0888 metric tons per person | +17.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0801 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0765 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0784 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0766 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0689 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0755 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0755 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0779 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0745 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0732 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0711 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0613 metric tons per person | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0624 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0533 metric tons per person | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0565 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0525 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0522 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0529 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0565 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.063 metric tons per person | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0675 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0686 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.065 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0628 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0652 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0635 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0623 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0655 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0654 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0631 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.072 metric tons per person | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0714 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.074 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0716 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0733 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0697 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0717 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0687 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0687 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 5.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0687 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0253 metric tons per person | 0.0223 metric tons per person | 0.0279 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.053 metric tons per person | 0.0272 metric tons per person | 0.0671 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0745 metric tons per person | 0.0632 metric tons per person | 0.0888 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0717 metric tons per person | 0.0613 metric tons per person | 0.0779 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0588 metric tons per person | 0.0522 metric tons per person | 0.0686 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0665 metric tons per person | 0.0623 metric tons per person | 0.074 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.071 metric tons per person | 0.0687 metric tons per person | 0.0733 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in South Korea?
- How have things changed?, per capita in South Korea was 0.0687 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0888 metric tons per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does South Korea rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.