KOSIS Korea in the World

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Total Population (Future Population)

(unit: thousand persons) Shortcut to indicator

Total Population means all population (Koreans and foreigner) living in a certain area at a certain period. ‘Future Population’ is the median estimated population on July 1st of each year.

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Population Growth Rate

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the rate of increase (decrease) of population taking into account all factors of population change (birth, death and international migration) by year.

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Population Density

(unit: persons/㎢) Shortcut to indicator

It is the number of population within a certain area divided by its size, indicating the degree of overcrowding of the population living in the area (usually marked as the population per ㎢)

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Share of Young Population

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the proportion of the population aged 14 and under to the total population.

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Share of Working Age Population

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the proportion of the population aged 15 to 64 to the total population.

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Share of Elderly Population

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the proportion of the population aged 65 and over to the total population.

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Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

(unit: Person) Shortcut to indicator

It is an indicator of the average total number of newborns a woman is expected to give birth throughout her life.

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Number of Live Births

(unit: person) Shortcut to indicator

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Youth Dependency Ratio

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the percentage of the youth population (aged 14 and under) to the working age population (the age of 15 to 64).

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Old-age Dependency Ratio

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the percentage of the aging population (aged 65 and over) to the working age population (the age of 15 to 64).

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Total Dependency Ratio

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the percentage of the sum of the youth population (aged 14 and under) and the aging population (over the age of 65) to the working age population (the age of 15 to 64).

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Aging Index

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the percentage of the aging population (aged 65 and over) to the youth population (aged 14 and under).

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Crude Marriage Rate

(unit: marriages per 1,000 people) Shortcut to indicator

It is calculated by dividing the total number of marriages reported in a particular year by the mid-year population of that same year.

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Crude Divorce Rate

(unit: divorces per 1,000 people) Shortcut to indicator

It is calculated by dividing the total number of divorces reported in a particular year by the mid-year population of that same year.

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Net Migration Rate

(unit: migrants per 1,000 people) Shortcut to indicator

It is calculated by subtracting the number of emigrants (leaving an area) from the number of immigrants (moving in an area) over a period and dividing by the total population for the same period.(permillage)

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

(unit: US billion dollar) Shortcut to indicator

It is the total of the market value of all the final goods or value added produced within a given period by production activity of all economic players such as households, companies and the governments of a country (based on the current year’s price)

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GDP per Capita

(unit: dollar) Shortcut to indicator

It is GDP in the current year’s price, divided by the population. It’s denominated in US$ for international comparison.

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GDP Growth

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is an indicator of increase degree of economic scale within a given period. It indicates the increasing rate of GDP at base year price compared to the previous year. (real GDP growth rate)

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Agricultural Production Index

(unit: 2015(2014~2016)=100) Shortcut to indicator

FAO index for agricultural production is a relative figure of total agricultural products based on the figures from 2014 to 2016. It means disposable production excluding the amount used for seeds and feed.

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Mining · Manufacturing Production Index

(unit: 2015=100) Shortcut to indicator

It is indicator to understand changes of production activities. This is mainly on mining, manufacturing, electricity/gas/steam industries, but the coverage of total index could be different between countries.

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Retail Sales Index

(unit: 2015=100) Shortcut to indicator

It is an index to measure changes in retail sales. The sales are the total amount by enterprise based on a measurement unit for a specific base period, which are the total sales of goods or service provided to a third party.
The writing method varies from country to country and ‘Korea’ data is constant index data.

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Consumer Price Index

(unit: 2010=100) Shortcut to indicator

It is an index to measure the price fluctuation of goods and services purchased by households to live daily consumption life.(unit: 2010=100 / Taiwan 2021=100)

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Comparative Price Levels

(unit: Korea=100) Shortcut to indicator

It is calculated as "PPP rate for exchange rates of each country x 100” setting US$ as the reference currency in order to measure difference of the price level between countries.
PPP rate is the amount of domestic currency to purchase the same amount of goods or services which cost 1US$ in the US.
On the index, if South Korea is expressed 100 and Japan is 128, it means the price in Japan is 28% higher than in Korea.

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Gross National Income (GNI)

(unit: US billion dollar) Shortcut to indicator

It is the total amount of primary income of all parts of system, which is the total income that people of a country get paid for participating in production activities. (the current year’s price and nominal basis)

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GNI per Capita

(unit: dollar) Shortcut to indicator

It is calculated by dividing GDP in USD into year-round population.

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Average Monthly Wage (Manufacturing Industry)

(unit: dollar(E.G./m.)) Shortcut to indicator

It is proposed to all workers as nominal wages where possible. The wages have been regularly paid to workers and are the total amount of cash and in kind for working hours or performance. It also includes remuneration for non-working hours such as holidays and paid leave. On the other hand, social security and pension-related contributions of employees borne by employers, and salaries, severance pay, and dismissal benefits received by employees in accordance with social security-related systems are excluded. Wage statistics are the total remuneration of employees, meaning the total amount before deduction by the employer.
Since each country has different survey methods and preparation standards, caution is required when comparing internationally.

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Gini Coefficient

(unit: ) Shortcut to indicator

Gini coefficient is a representative indicator to measure income inequality. If it gets closer to 0, it means more equitable distribution of income and if it gets closer to 1, it means more inequitable distribution of income.

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Relative Poverty Rate

(unit: proportion of the entire population) Shortcut to indicator

The proportion of the population less than half of the top 50% of income (median) after paying taxes and receiving income transfer. It should be noted that country-specific practices vary widely in terms of concepts, measurement methods and sources of statistics.

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Household Expenditure

(unit: a million dollar) Shortcut to indicator

Household expenditure is the amount of final consumption expenditure to meet the needs of daily lives such as food, clothing, housing (rent), energy, transportation, durable goods (especially cars), medical expenses, leisure and other services.

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Human Development Index

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It is the index designed to emphasize that people and ability are the ultimate criteria to estimate national development as well as economic growth. The measured value summarizes the average achievement level of the main dimensions of human development (healthy long life, a level of knowledge, a quality standard of living). It has value from 0 to 1, and the higher the number, the higher the achievement of human development.

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Average Period of Education

(unit: Year) Shortcut to indicator

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Number of Students per a Teacher (Elementary Education)

(unit: person) Shortcut to indicator

It is calculated by dividing the total number of students enrolled in the elementary-level educational institution into the total number of full-time teachers.

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Economically Active Population

(unit: thousand persons) Shortcut to indicator

It is those who provided labor and are willing to provide it to produce goods or service within the survey period among population aged 15 and over. It means the total of the employed and the unemployed. In international comparison, it needs to be noted that the survey method and criteria vary from country to country.

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Labor Force Participation Rate

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the rate of economically active population (both employed and unemployed persons) among the population aged 15 and over. In international comparison, it needs to be noted that each country has different survey method and criteria.

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Employment Rate

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

Employment rate is the most simple and clear indicator to show how many people are actually getting jobs. It is the proportion of employed population at certain point among working age population (from 15 to 64 years old). In international comparison, it should be noted that each country has different survey method and criteria.

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Employed Persons

(unit: thousand persons) Shortcut to indicator

The employed person is as follows : 1) a person who work for over 1 hour to earn money while they’re surveyed, 2) an unpaid family worker who work over 18 hours per a week, 3) a temporarily leave worker who has a job or a business but cannot work because of temporary illness, bad weather, vacation/annual leave, labor dispute or etc.
It should be noted in international comparison that each country has different survey method and standard to make statistics.

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Unemployment Rate

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the proportion of the unemployed in economically active population (the employed and unemployed). In international comparison, it should be noted that each country has different survey method and criteria.

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Youth (15-24 years old) Unemployment Rate

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the proportion of the unemployed in economically active population (the employed and unemployed) of youth (15 to 24 years old). In international comparison, it should be noted that each country has different survey method and criteria.

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Share of Part-time Worker

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the ratio of workers with less than 30 hours a week in day jobs to the total workers. In international comparison, it needs to be noted that the survey method and criteria vary from country to country.

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Number of the Injured by Traffic Incident

(unit: person) Shortcut to indicator

It is the number of the injured immediately after a traffic accident or within 30 days, excluding suicide by vehicle.

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Number of the Dead by Traffic Incident

(unit: persons per million population) Shortcut to indicator

It is the number of the dead immediately after a traffic accident or within 30 days, excluding suicide by vehicle. It is the number of deaths per million residents.

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Number of Intentional Homicide Victims

(unit: per hundred thousand (person)) Shortcut to indicator

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Number of Intentional Homicide Cases

(unit: case) Shortcut to indicator

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Number of Prisoners

(unit: person) Shortcut to indicator

The number of prisoners includes the cases of imprisonment for bribery, drug possession, drug trafficking, murder, rape crime and so on.

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Suicide Rate

(unit: per hundred thousand (person)) Shortcut to indicator

Suicide means an action to stop one’s own life intentionally with full recognition and expectation of fatal result of suicide.
Data comparison possibility between countries are influenced by different reporting criteria. Therefore, care is needed when interpreting deviations among countries.

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World Competitiveness Ranking

(unit: ranking) Shortcut to indicator

It is ranked with competitive criteria selected through comprehensive research using economic literature, international, national and regional sources and feedback from corporate society, government departments, and academia. Competitive criteria is regularly modified and updated according to new theory, research, data provision and change of world economy.

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Rate of Women in Managerial Position

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the proportion of female workers in managerial position.

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Gender Inequality Index

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It shows the potential loss of human resource development caused by achievement inequality between men and women in three dimensions which are reproductive health, empowerment and labor market. It ranges from 0 indicating equal achievement between men and women to 1 indicating the lowest level of achievement of specific gender comparing to the other.

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Life satisfaction

(unit: score) Shortcut to indicator

It is the average value based on the satisfaction rate of current life on a scale from 0 to 10.

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Rate of Internet Usage

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the proportion of population who used the internet anywhere in the last 3 months. It needs to be noted that the definition of internet user varies from country to country.

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Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)

(unit: per 100 people) Shortcut to indicator

It is a subscriber of mobile phone service to allow access to Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) by mobile telecommunication technology. The figure is the number of subscribers per 100 persons.

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Tourism Receipts

(unit: a million dollar) Shortcut to indicator

It needs to be noted that tourism receipts include income of training of study abroad (expense) and exclude international passenger charge. Also, exchange rate effect of changing local currency into dollar is included.

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International Visitor

(unit: thousand persons) Shortcut to indicator

International visitor = total number of foreign arrivals by status of residence - ｛(diplomacy + visiting housemate + military + permanent residence) + number of overseas residents (Korean resident abroad) + crew｝

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Overseas Tourist

(unit: thousand persons) Shortcut to indicator

Overseas tourist = National departure - (foreign citizens) + crew

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Daily Leisure Time per Day

(unit: hour) Shortcut to indicator

It is the time that regular workers spend on leisure and personal maintenance activities.

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Expenditure on Entertainment and Culture

(unit: local currency) Shortcut to indicator

It is the sum of households’ entertainment and cultural expenditures including audiovisual textbooks, photos, purchase of computer equipment, CDs, DVDs, instrument equipment, camper cars, sports equipment, toys, pets, gardening tools and plants, newspapers, sports games and theater tickets, gambling (including lottery tickets). It needs to be noted that it is shown in each country’s own currency.

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Life Expectancy at Birth

(unit: age) Shortcut to indicator

It is the average number of life years that a person born at age 0 in a given year is expected to survive in the future, which is life expectancy at age 0.

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Infant Mortality Rate

(unit: per thousnad (person)) Shortcut to indicator

It is the proportion per thousand after calculating the number of infants who are dead within a year (less than 365) of life into the total number of newborns within a year in the same year.

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Maternal Mortality Rate

(unit: deaths per 100,000 live births) Shortcut to indicator

It is the number of maternal mortality per 100,000 childbirths.

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Cancer Mortality Rate

(unit: per hundred thousand (person)) Shortcut to indicator

This figure is expressed in one-hundred-thousandth after dividing the annual number of deaths by malignant neoplasm (cancer) by mid-year population of that year. It indicates how many deaths are caused by cancer.
(Korea) ~2015 : WHO data, 2016~ : Causes of Death Statistics data(Ministry of Data and Statistics)

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Obesity Rate

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is overweight If body mass index (BMI, (weight)kg/(height squared)m) is from 25 to 30 (25≤BMI<30㎏/㎡) and it is obese if the index is 30 or over (BMI≥30㎏/㎡).

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Tobacco consumption Per Capita

(unit: g) Shortcut to indicator

It is the figure in g (gram) of annual cigarette consumption of population aged 15 and over.

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Liquor Consumption Per Capita

(unit: ℓ) Shortcut to indicator

It is the figure in ℓ (liter) of annual alcohol net consumption of population aged 15 and over.

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Number of Helath Personnel

(unit: person) Shortcut to indicator

It is the total number of doctors, pharmacists, dentists and nurses. Doctors, pharmacists and dentists include those who have been in medical activities, and nurses include those who have been in medical activities and have licenses (qualification registrants).

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Number of Hospital Beds of Medical Care Institution

(unit: per 1,000 persons) Shortcut to indicator

It includes inpatient sickbeds in public hospitals, private hospitals, general hospitals, special hospitals and rehabilitation hospitals. In most cases, it includes beds for acute and chronic patients.

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Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

(unit: % of GDP) Shortcut to indicator

It is expressed as a percentage of GDP, and current health expenditure includes medical products and services consumed annually.

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Total Tax Revenue as Percentage of GDP

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is the proportion of the total amount of social security fund such as tax and national pension in GDP.

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Public Social Expenditure

(unit: % of GDP) Shortcut to indicator

It means social pay or financial support by public system while households or individuals are in difficult circumstances. It is expressed as percentage of GDP.

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Balance on Current Account

(unit: a million dollar) Shortcut to indicator

It is the overall result of selling and buying goods and services with foreign countries. It is the amount calculated by subtracting expenses from income as a transaction result with foreign countries.

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Amount of Export

(unit: a million dollar) Shortcut to indicator

It is the amount of exports based on the standard of customs clearance. It is calculated based on F.O.B. (Free on Board), in other words, the price ex ship. It excludes the price like freight and insurance charges made after shipping since it is the price when the exporting products are shipped and delivered to the buyers.

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Ratio of Exports to GDP

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is an indicator to show how much dependent a country’s national economy is on the trade. It is calculated by dividing the amount of exports into GDP.

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Amount of Import

(unit: a million dollar) Shortcut to indicator

It is the amount of import based on the standard of customs clearance. It is the price of sale contract including freight and insurance charge with the price concept of C.I.F. (Cost, Insurance and Freight) at the point when the goods arrive in importing country.

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Ratio of Imports to GDP

(unit: %) Shortcut to indicator

It is an indicator to show how much dependent a country’s national economy is on the trade. It is calculated by dividing the amount of imports into GDP.

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Exchange Rate

(unit: US dollar, period average) Shortcut to indicator

It is the exchange ratio of domestic currency and foreign currency, which is the price of foreign currency bills on loan for international settlement. It includes the average of exchange rate of domestic currency per 1 US dollar.

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Lending Rates

(unit: annual rate %, period average) Shortcut to indicator

It is the bank interest for medium-and short-term fund raising in the private sector. It needs to be noted that the standard of interest rates could be somewhat different from country to country.

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Deposit Rates

(unit: annual rate %, period average) Shortcut to indicator

It is the interest rate about a demand deposit, a fixed deposit or a savings deposit, which is provided to national customers in their country. It needs to be noted that the standard of interest rates could be somewhat different from country to country.

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Foreign Exchange Reserve

(unit: a million dollar, the end of term) Shortcut to indicator

It means foreign payment reserve fund, which is the total amount of foreign assets of currency authorities (governments and central banks) and foreign exchange banks possess.

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National Land Area

(unit: thousand hectares) Shortcut to indicator

It is the gross area of national land including the surface of the water within the land or coastal sea area(some countries).
Coastal sea data may be included from a specific year. (e.g. Canada)

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Agricultural Land

(unit: thousand hectares) Shortcut to indicator

It is the land area used for fields, paddies, orchards and pastures among the land areas.

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Forest Area

(unit: thousand km²) Shortcut to indicator

It is the land with a natural forest or an artificial forest which is at least 5 meter high, excluding agricultural production system (ex. fruit farms and agroforestry system), city gardens and garden plants.

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Emission of Fine Particulate Matter(PM2.5)

(unit: thousand tonnes) Shortcut to indicator

It is PM2.5 fine dust, which means smaller dust than 2.5/1000mm.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions

(unit: thousand tonnes of CO2 eq.) Shortcut to indicator

It is the total emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbon (HFCs), perfluorocarbon (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), nitron fluorine three (NF3). It excludes indirect emission of CO2 and LULUCF (Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry).

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Municipal waste generated

(unit: thousand tonnes) Shortcut to indicator

It is the wastes from residential, commercial and public service areas, including domestic wastes and similar wastes.

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Renewable Energy

(unit: thousand TOE (tonne of oil equivalent)) Shortcut to indicator

It includes primary energy such as hydro (excluding pumped storage power), geothermal, solar, wind, tidal, wave power and also includes solid biofuel, biogas, biodiesel, other liquid biofuel, biogas and energy extracted from renewable part of urban wastes.

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