Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Korea
Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land was -45.6 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Korea, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Korea is -45.6 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Korea peaked at -45.6 Mt CO2e in 2018 and was at its lowest, -61.49 Mt CO2e, in 2008.
Korea ranks 154th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Korea, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -61.38 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -60.94 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2002 | -58.84 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 2003 | -58.36 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2004 | -59.63 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2005 | -57.68 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 2006 | -59.19 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2007 | -60.26 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2008 | -61.49 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2009 | -61.29 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2010 | -58.84 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 2011 | -57.76 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2012 | -51.55 Mt CO2e | -10.7% |
| 2013 | -47.05 Mt CO2e | -8.7% |
| 2014 | -47.86 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2015 | -48.5 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2016 | -49.61 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2017 | -45.65 Mt CO2e | -8.0% |
| 2018 | -45.6 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2019 | -45.6 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -45.6 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -45.6 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -45.6 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -45.6 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -59.91 Mt CO2e | -61.49 Mt CO2e | -57.68 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -49.8 Mt CO2e | -58.84 Mt CO2e | -45.6 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -45.6 Mt CO2e | -45.6 Mt CO2e | -45.6 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More environment data for Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Korea?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Korea was -45.6 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -45.6 Mt CO2e in 2018.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -61.49 Mt CO2e in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land?
- Korea ranks 154th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".