Table 1. Trends in greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural sector (1990–2017) (Unit: million tons CO2eq)

1990 2000 2010 2015 2016 2017
Whole country 292.2 (100%) 503.1 (100%) 657.6 (100%) 692.3 (100%) 692.6 (100%) 709.1 (100%)
Agriculture (livestock, farming) subtotal 21.0 (7.2%) 21.2 (4.2%) 21.7 (3.3%) 20.8 (3.0%) 20.5 (3.0%) 20.4 (2.9%)
Gas Methane gas (CH4) 14.3 13.2 12.9 12.0 11.9 11.7
Nitrogen peroxide (N2O) 6.7 8.0 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.7
Subtotal 15.4 (5.3%) 14.2 (2.8%) 13.0 (2.0%) 12.1 (1.7%) 12.0 (1.7%) 11.8 (1.7%)
Seedling Rice cultivation 10.5 8.7 7.3 6.3 6.2 6.0
Farmland soil 4.9 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8
Crop residue incineration 0.033 0.029 0.024 0.021 0.020 0.019
Animal husbandry Subtotal (Enteric fermentation, fecal urine treatment) 5.6 (1.9%) 7.0 (1.4%) 8.7 (1.3%) 8.7 (1.3%) 8.5 (1.3%) 8.6 (1.2%)
Based on the data from Jang and Pyeon (2020).