Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in South Korea
South Korea: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was -2 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in South Korea, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Korea recorded -2 % change on previous year for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.8% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in South Korea peaked at 36.76 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -20.58 % change on previous year, in 2002.
South Korea ranks 186th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3522 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +515.9% |
| 1973 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +75.4% |
| 1974 | 9.39 % change on previous year | +146.6% |
| 1975 | 5.8 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 1976 | -12.06 % change on previous year | -307.9% |
| 1977 | 5.31 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 1978 | 11.34 % change on previous year | +113.3% |
| 1979 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 1980 | -0.6855 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
| 1981 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -428.3% |
| 1982 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -417.2% |
| 1983 | 13.86 % change on previous year | -294.2% |
| 1984 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1985 | 5.55 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 1986 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 1987 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1988 | 6.56 % change on previous year | +241.8% |
| 1989 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1990 | 11.54 % change on previous year | -832.8% |
| 1991 | 36.76 % change on previous year | +218.6% |
| 1992 | 10.69 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 1993 | -10.8 % change on previous year | -201.0% |
| 1994 | 9.69 % change on previous year | -189.7% |
| 1995 | 5 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 1996 | 13.6 % change on previous year | +171.8% |
| 1997 | 21.54 % change on previous year | +58.4% |
| 1998 | -13.61 % change on previous year | -163.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5547 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 2000 | -9.72 % change on previous year | -1852.7% |
| 2001 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 2002 | -20.58 % change on previous year | +1095.2% |
| 2003 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -93.0% |
| 2004 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -323.4% |
| 2005 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -166.3% |
| 2006 | -4.3 % change on previous year | +103.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 2008 | -3.97 % change on previous year | -480.0% |
| 2009 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 2010 | 7.45 % change on previous year | +565.4% |
| 2011 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 2012 | 1 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 2013 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +291.3% |
| 2014 | -3.94 % change on previous year | -200.1% |
| 2015 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -201.2% |
| 2016 | 11.89 % change on previous year | +198.8% |
| 2017 | 3.66 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 2018 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -247.9% |
| 2019 | -4.4 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2020 | -1.79 % change on previous year | -59.4% |
| 2021 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -283.3% |
| 2022 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -154.4% |
| 2023 | -4.63 % change on previous year | +159.9% |
| 2024 | -2 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1852.7% | 0.5547 % change on previous year | -9.72 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.25 % change on previous year | -12.06 % change on previous year | 11.34 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.24 % change on previous year | -7.14 % change on previous year | 13.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5 % change on previous year | -13.61 % change on previous year | 36.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.85 % change on previous year | -20.58 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 % change on previous year | -5.42 % change on previous year | 11.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.38 % change on previous year | -4.63 % change on previous year | 3.27 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 183 Morocco -1.76 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Rwanda -1.85 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Italy -1.91 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Lesotho -2.04 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Portugal -2.25 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Poland -2.28 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for South Korea
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- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) -2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in South Korea?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in South Korea was -2 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.76 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.58 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does South Korea rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- South Korea ranks 186th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.