Total Reserves, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Total Reserves, per capita was 0.0083 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total Reserves, per capita in South Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves, per capita in South Korea is 0.0083 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0089 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1991.
That places South Korea 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Reserves, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | +23.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 units per person | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per person | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per person | -39.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per person | +153.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 units per person | +41.3% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per person | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 units per person | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 units per person | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 units per person | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0082 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.008 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0083 units per person | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Reserves, per capita in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +153.2% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 6 |
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 total reserves, per capita in South Korea?
- Total reserves, per capita in South Korea was 0.0083 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1991.
- How does South Korea rank for total reserves, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total Reserves, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total Reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total Reserves ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total Reserves World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total Reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.