The average recycling rate for food waste in South Korea stood at around **** percent as of 2023. This was just less than half a percentage point lower than in the previous year.
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Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. (May 26, 2025). Recycling rate of food waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1469390/south-korea-food-waste-recycling-rate/
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. "Recycling rate of food waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023." Chart. May 26, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1469390/south-korea-food-waste-recycling-rate/
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. (2025). Recycling rate of food waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1469390/south-korea-food-waste-recycling-rate/
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. "Recycling Rate of Food Waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 26 May 2025, /statistics/1469390/south-korea-food-waste-recycling-rate/
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, Recycling rate of food waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1469390/south-korea-food-waste-recycling-rate/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Recycling rate of food waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, May 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1469390/south-korea-food-waste-recycling-rate/