In 2021, the volume of greenhouse gas emitted in South Korea from the energy sector amounted to around 590.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. GHG emissions from the energy sector accounted for almost 87 percent of the total GHG emissions in the country. That year, the total amount of GHG emission in South Korea was about 590.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Annual volume of greenhouse gas emissions in South Korea in 2021, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Statistics on Climate change in South Korea
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Global ocean temperature anomalies 1880-2021
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ME (South Korea). (June 28, 2022). Annual volume of greenhouse gas emissions in South Korea in 2021, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019861/south-korea-annual-greenhouse-gas-emission-volume-by-source/
ME (South Korea). "Annual volume of greenhouse gas emissions in South Korea in 2021, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019861/south-korea-annual-greenhouse-gas-emission-volume-by-source/
ME (South Korea). (2022). Annual volume of greenhouse gas emissions in South Korea in 2021, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019861/south-korea-annual-greenhouse-gas-emission-volume-by-source/
ME (South Korea). "Annual Volume of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in South Korea in 2021, by Source (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019861/south-korea-annual-greenhouse-gas-emission-volume-by-source/
ME (South Korea), Annual volume of greenhouse gas emissions in South Korea in 2021, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019861/south-korea-annual-greenhouse-gas-emission-volume-by-source/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Annual volume of greenhouse gas emissions in South Korea in 2021, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], ME (South Korea), June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019861/south-korea-annual-greenhouse-gas-emission-volume-by-source/