Hazardous waste generated in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Hazardous waste generated was 6.17 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Hazardous waste generated in Republic of Korea, 2007β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hazardous waste generated in Republic of Korea is 6.17 million tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated in Republic of Korea peaked at 6.17 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.31 million tonnes, in 2009.
Republic of Korea ranks 18th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.43 million tonnes | 3.31 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.77 million tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 5.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.92 million tonnes | 5.61 million tonnes | 6.17 million tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation 0.504 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 8.11 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 8.60 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 80,390 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 33,185 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 775,431 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.22 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 1.06 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 874,809 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated in Republic of Korea?
- Hazardous waste generated in Republic of Korea was 6.17 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 million tonnes in 2009.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for hazardous waste generated?
- Republic of Korea ranks 18th out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hazardous waste generated rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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