Table 1. Methane emissions by sector and sub-sector in 2020 from Korea

Sub-sector Emissions in Mt CO2eq Emissions in percentage (%)
Sub-sector Sector total Sub-sector Sector total
Agriculture
Enteric fermentation 4.7 11.9 17.3 43.2
Livestock manure 1.4 5.1
Rice cultivation 5.7 20.8
Crop residue incineration 0.01 0.04
Waste
Landfill 7.7 8.8 28.2 32.1
Sewage & wastewater treatment 0.6 2.1
Other 0.5 1.8
Energy
Fuel combustion 1.7 5.9 6.3 21.7
Fugitive emissions (leakage) 4.2 15.3
Industrial processes 0.5 2
Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) 0.3 1.1
Total 27.4 100
Data from Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center [14].