🇰🇷 South Korea Environment - Air Quality, Renewable Energy & CO2

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🇰🇷 South Korea KR / KOR #107

Nomad Score 67.0

Cities 19

Region G20, Sinosphere, Tech Startup Ecosystems, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, Asia, Asia, Eastern Asia, Next Eleven, Four Asian Tigers

Currency KRW

🌍 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW

PM2.5 (2019) 24.0 µg/m³

Renewable Energy (2024) 9.7%

Sources: OWID, World Bank

💨 AIR QUALITY

PM2.5 Concentration 24.0 µg/m³

WHO Guideline 5.0 µg/m³

vs WHO limit 4.8x above guideline

Assessment Moderate air quality

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory via OWID. WHO annual mean guideline: 5 µg/m³.

⚡ RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Share 9.7% of electricity

Assessment Minimal renewable energy

Source: Ember / Energy Institute via OWID. Percentage of electricity from renewable sources.

🔌 INFRASTRUCTURE

Electricity Access (2023) 100.0%

Grid Losses (2024) 3.3%

Safe Water (2024) 99.3%

Sanitation (2024) 99.7%

🌳 NATURE & AIR QUALITY

Forest Area (2023) 64.1%

Renewable Electricity (2021) 6.6%

PM2.5 (WB) (2020) 25.9 µg/m³

🇰🇷 South Korea Environment - Air Quality, Renewable Energy & CO2

🌍 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW

💨 AIR QUALITY

⚡ RENEWABLE ENERGY

🔌 INFRASTRUCTURE

🌳 NATURE & AIR QUALITY

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