Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -25.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is -25.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 133.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at -2.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -25.7%, in 2021.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 174th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.9% | — |
| 1992 | -7.3% | +155.8% |
| 1993 | -11.4% | +55.7% |
| 1994 | -15.6% | +37.0% |
| 1995 | -20.4% | +30.7% |
| 1996 | -19.2% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | -20.3% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | -24.3% | +19.6% |
| 1999 | -18.2% | -25.3% |
| 2000 | -15.4% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | -13.0% | -15.8% |
| 2002 | -14.7% | +13.4% |
| 2003 | -12.9% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | -10.0% | -22.3% |
| 2005 | -4.4% | -56.1% |
| 2006 | -3.4% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | -12.3% | +262.2% |
| 2008 | -8.2% | -33.4% |
| 2009 | -9.9% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | -9.1% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | -11.6% | +27.7% |
| 2012 | -12.6% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | -11.5% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | -10.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | -13.1% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | -6.1% | -53.3% |
| 2017 | -11.6% | +90.4% |
| 2018 | -20.8% | +78.6% |
| 2019 | -15.0% | -27.8% |
| 2020 | -18.3% | +22.0% |
| 2021 | -25.7% | +40.3% |
| 2022 | -24.8% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | -24.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | -25.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -15.5% | -24.3% | -2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | -10.4% | -15.4% | -3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -12.2% | -20.8% | -6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -23.8% | -25.7% | -18.3% | 5 |
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More environment data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Aquaculture production 685,700 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 13.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.5 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 894,065 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 32.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was -25.5% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was -2.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.7% in 2021.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 133.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.