Korea vs United States: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land

Korea
139.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
United States
9,163 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Korea rank
3rd
United States rank
1st

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land over time

  • Korea
  • United States
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020062022

How they compare

United States currently reports 9,163 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 139.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Korea, a difference of 9,023 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

That makes United States's figure about 65.5 times Korea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 12 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States Difference Ahead
1990s 2.26 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 1,784 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 1,782 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent United States
2000s 9.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 6,957 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 6,948 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent United States
2010s 4.83 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 5,426 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 5,421 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent United States
2020s 54.47 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 10,545 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 10,491 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land, Korea or United States?
United States, at 9,163 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 139.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land between Korea and United States?
9,023 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Korea and United States rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land?
Korea ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 1,594 data points, 1986–2023
Last refreshed