In 2020, approximately 58,600 tons of particulate matter (PM2.5) was emitted in South Korea, down from 87,600 thousand tons in the previous year. With the inclusion of fugitive dust and biocombustion emissions in calculations in 2015, figures had a notable increase before seeing a decline in 2019.
Emissions of particulate matter (PM2.5) in South Korea from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons)
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Statistics Korea. (August 31, 2023). Emissions of particulate matter (PM2.5) in South Korea from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/992950/south-korea-pm25-emissions/
Statistics Korea. "Emissions of particulate matter (PM2.5) in South Korea from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/992950/south-korea-pm25-emissions/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Emissions of particulate matter (PM2.5) in South Korea from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/992950/south-korea-pm25-emissions/
Statistics Korea. "Emissions of Particulate Matter (Pm2.5) in South Korea from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/992950/south-korea-pm25-emissions/
Statistics Korea, Emissions of particulate matter (PM2.5) in South Korea from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/992950/south-korea-pm25-emissions/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Emissions of particulate matter (PM2.5) in South Korea from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Statistics Korea, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/992950/south-korea-pm25-emissions/