Carbon dioxide equivalent in metric tons generated by waste in South Korea

In South Korea, the carbon dioxide equivalent in metric tons generated by waste currently stands at 18,700,000, reflecting an increase of 100,000 (0.5%) compared to 2021.

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Source:

PRIMAP-hist national historical emissions

Data availability:

Regions:

205

Date range: 1750 to 2022

Points:

55,965

Measure:

Metric Tons

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PM2.5 population exposured

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(2017)

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(2022)

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South Korea Carbon dioxide equivalent by waste between 1903 and 2022

Period	Value	Change
2022	18,700,000	+100,000
2021	18,600,000	+300,000
2020	18,300,000	+200,000
2019	18,100,000	-1,000,000
2018	19,100,000	-200,000
2017	19,300,000	+500,000
2016	18,800,000	+300,000
2015	18,500,000	+1,100,000
2014	17,400,000	-500,000
2013	17,900,000	+300,000
2012	17,600,000	0
2011	17,600,000	+700,000
2010	16,900,000	-300,000
2009	17,200,000	0
2008	17,200,000	-300,000
2007	17,500,000	-1,400,000
2006	18,900,000	+300,000
2005	18,600,000	-1,000,000
2004	19,600,000	-1,300,000
2003	20,900,000	+100,000
2002	20,800,000	-1,000,000
2001	21,800,000	+1,000,000
2000	20,800,000	+2,000,000
1999	18,800,000	+800,000
1998	18,000,000	-1,400,000
1997	19,400,000	+800,000
1996	18,600,000	+800,000
1995	17,800,000	+1,400,000
1994	16,400,000	+1,100,000
1993	15,300,000	+800,000
1992	14,500,000	+1,200,000
1991	13,300,000	+1,400,000
1990	11,900,000	+1,100,000
1989	10,800,000	+500,000
1988	10,300,000	+200,000
1987	10,100,000	+290,000
1986	9,810,000	+450,000
1985	9,360,000	+310,000
1984	9,050,000	+280,000
1983	8,770,000	+280,000
1982	8,490,000	-10,000
1981	8,500,000	+430,000
1980	8,070,000	+300,000
1979	7,770,000	+400,000
1978	7,370,000	+290,000
1977	7,080,000	+190,000
1976	6,890,000	+300,000
1975	6,590,000	+200,000
1974	6,390,000	+90,000
1973	6,300,000	+300,000
1972	6,000,000	+250,000
1971	5,750,000	+300,000
1970	5,450,000	+790,000
1969	4,660,000	+110,000
1968	4,550,000	+110,000
1967	4,440,000	+110,000
1966	4,330,000	+120,000
1965	4,210,000	+110,000
1964	4,100,000	+120,000
1963	3,980,000	+110,000
1962	3,870,000	+120,000
1961	3,750,000	+110,000
1960	3,640,000	+120,000
1959	3,520,000	+120,000
1958	3,400,000	+120,000
1957	3,280,000	+120,000
1956	3,160,000	+100,000
1955	3,060,000	+100,000
1954	2,960,000	+80,000
1953	2,880,000	+70,000
1952	2,810,000	+40,000
1951	2,770,000	+30,000
1950	2,740,000	+140,000
1949	2,600,000	+150,000
1948	2,450,000	+150,000
1947	2,300,000	+150,000
1946	2,150,000	+150,000
1945	2,000,000	+150,000
1944	1,850,000	+140,000
1943	1,710,000	+150,000
1942	1,560,000	+130,000
1941	1,430,000	+130,000
1940	1,300,000	+30,000
1939	1,270,000	+20,000
1938	1,250,000	+20,000
1937	1,230,000	+20,000
1936	1,210,000	+20,000
1935	1,190,000	+20,000
1934	1,170,000	+20,000
1933	1,150,000	+20,000
1932	1,130,000	+20,000
1931	1,110,000	+20,000
1930	1,090,000	+20,000
1929	1,070,000	+20,000
1928	1,050,000	+10,000
1927	1,040,000	+20,000
1926	1,020,000	+20,000
1925	1,000,000	+18,000
1924	982,000	+18,000
1923	964,000	+19,000
1922	945,000	+18,000
1921	927,000	+18,000
1920	909,000	+22,000
1919	887,000	+22,000
1918	865,000	+22,000
1917	843,000	+22,000
1916	821,000	+22,000
1915	799,000	+22,000
1914	777,000	+22,000
1913	755,000	+22,000
1912	733,000	+22,000
1911	711,000	+22,000
1910	689,000	+4,000
1909	685,000	+4,000
1908	681,000	+4,000
1907	677,000	+4,000
1906	673,000	+5,000
1905	668,000	+4,000
1904	664,000	+3,000
1903	661,000