Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in Korea
Korea: Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports was 0 in 2024. β Volatile
Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in Korea, 1988β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in Korea is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in Korea peaked at 3.26 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
Korea ranks 167th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7892 | 0.6681 | 0.9103 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.228 | 0.1184 | 0.3512 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4599 | 0.1424 | 0.9751 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 0.9516 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6632 | 0 | 1.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 165 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 166 Cuba 0 compare
- 167 Brazil 0 compare
- 167 Bulgaria 0 compare
- 167 Ghana 0 compare
- 167 Greece 0 compare
- 167 Hungary 0 compare
- 167 Malawi 0 compare
- 167 Mexico 0 compare
- 167 Poland 0 compare
- 167 Senegal 0 compare
- 167 Slovak Republic 0 compare
- 167 Spain 0 compare
- 167 Switzerland 0 compare
- 167 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 167 United States 0 compare
- 167 Uzbekistan 0 compare
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 plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in Korea?
- Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in Korea was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest plastic waste per capita imports vs exports recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 in 2019.
- What is the lowest plastic waste per capita imports vs exports recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does Korea rank for plastic waste per capita imports vs exports?
- Korea ranks 167th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plastic waste per capita imports vs exports rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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