Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure in South Korea
South Korea: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure was 132 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Korea, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Korea is 132, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 123.7% on the previous year and up 153.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Korea peaked at 132 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2017.
South Korea ranks 16th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 52 | — |
| 2016 | 59 | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 26 | -55.9% |
| 2018 | 31 | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 36 | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 45 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 50 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 59 | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 132 | +123.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 132 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.5, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 132 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 112, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.8 | 26 | 59 | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.5 | 45 | 132 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More infrastructure data for South Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Korea?
- Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Korea was 132 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 132 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2017.
- How does South Korea rank for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure?
- South Korea ranks 16th out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure by dimension, by level of requirement (Number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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