Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 114.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Republic of Korea, 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
In 2024, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Republic of Korea stood at 114.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Republic of Korea peaked at 142.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1991.
Republic of Korea ranks 85th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.3% | — |
| 1992 | 21.2% | +87.2% |
| 1993 | 29.5% | +38.8% |
| 1994 | 39.3% | +33.6% |
| 1995 | 49.8% | +26.5% |
| 1996 | 60.5% | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 69.4% | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | -33.5% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 72.5% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 79.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 119.3% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 130.1% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 129.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 129.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 125.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 129.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 131.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 137.1% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 142.3% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 134.1% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 123.2% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 131.0% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 123.1% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 115.2% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 114.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 11.3% | 69.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 70.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.8% | 119.3% | 142.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.4% | 114.6% | 131.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Republic of 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Republic of Korea?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Republic of Korea was 114.6% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 142.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1991.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Republic of Korea ranks 85th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change Land Use and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) to combine different GHGs. Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.