Treatment of hazardous waste in Korea
Korea: Treatment of hazardous waste was 3.57 million in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
3.57 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 66 countries
All-time high
3.57 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.40 million
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Treatment of hazardous waste in Korea, 2000β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, treatment of hazardous waste in Korea stood at 3.57 million. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment of hazardous waste in Korea peaked at 3.57 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million, in 2000.
Korea ranks 3rd of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 million | 1.40 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 million | 1.94 million | 3.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 million | 3.57 million | 3.57 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Russian Federation 102.95 million compare
- 2 Germany 9.49 million compare
- 4 Netherlands 3.05 million compare
- 5 Italy 2.52 million compare
- 6 Malaysia 2.45 million 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 treatment of hazardous waste in Korea?
- Treatment of hazardous waste in Korea was 3.57 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment of hazardous waste recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest treatment of hazardous waste recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for treatment of hazardous waste?
- Korea ranks 3rd out of 66 countries with data for 2020.
- Is treatment of hazardous waste rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Treatment of hazardous waste. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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