Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in South Korea
South Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -41.6 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in South Korea, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in South Korea stood at -41.6 Mt CO2e. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in South Korea peaked at -41.6 Mt CO2e in 2018 and was at its lowest, -58.71 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
That places South Korea 161st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 - Total excluding in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -58.71 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -58.16 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2002 | -55.93 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 2003 | -55.34 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 2004 | -56.55 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2005 | -54.44 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 2006 | -55.53 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2007 | -56.22 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2008 | -57.14 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2009 | -56.71 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2010 | -54.17 Mt CO2e | -4.5% |
| 2011 | -52.94 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2012 | -47.31 Mt CO2e | -10.6% |
| 2013 | -42.85 Mt CO2e | -9.4% |
| 2014 | -43.6 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2015 | -44.7 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2016 | -45.89 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2017 | -41.81 Mt CO2e | -8.9% |
| 2018 | -41.6 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2019 | -41.6 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -41.6 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -41.6 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -41.6 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -41.6 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -56.47 Mt CO2e | -58.71 Mt CO2e | -54.44 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -45.65 Mt CO2e | -54.17 Mt CO2e | -41.6 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -41.6 Mt CO2e | -41.6 Mt CO2e | -41.6 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More environment data for South 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 - total excluding in South Korea?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in South Korea was -41.6 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 - total excluding recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -41.6 Mt CO2e in 2018.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -58.71 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- South Korea ranks 161st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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 - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.