South Korea - Methane Emissions from Field Burning of Agricultural Residues

Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent - 1990 to 2019

Since 2014, South Korea Methane Emissions from Field Burning of Agricultural Residues was down by 2.5% year on year. With 13.69 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, the country was ranked number 23 comparing other countries in Methane Emissions from Field Burning of Agricultural Residues. South Korea is overtaken by Italy, which was ranked number 22 at 15.05 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent and is followed by Spain with 10.4 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. China ranked the highest with 4,151.88 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, that is an increase of 1.4% compared to 2018. India, Brazil and Indonesia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Cyprus witnessed the best average annual growth at +16% per year, while Spain recorded the worst performance at -14.5% per year.