Cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Cumulative CO2 emissions — North Korea

Cumulative CO2 emissions in North Korea in 2024 — 5,492.66 Mt. Ranked 176 in the world out of 214. Since 1905, the indicator has risen by 39,233,192.9%.

2024 5,492.66 Mt +1.15% vs 2023
World rank 176of 214
Period maximum 5,492.66 Mt2024
Period minimum 0.01 Mt1905

Trend over time

1905–2024 · million tonnes

Cumulative CO2 emissions — North Korea, 1905–202402,0004,0006,000190519171929194119531965197719892001201320241905: 0.01 Mt1910: 0.35 Mt1912: 0.85 Mt1914: 1.64 Mt1916: 2.69 Mt1919: 3.72 Mt1921: 5.23 Mt1923: 6.98 Mt1925: 9.58 Mt1927: 13.08 Mt1929: 17.49 Mt1931: 22.07 Mt1933: 28.11 Mt1935: 37.57 Mt1937: 50 Mt1939: 69.81 Mt1941: 100.33 Mt1943: 135.31 Mt1945: 153.56 Mt1947: 153.71 Mt1949: 156.89 Mt1951: 158.67 Mt1953: 161.3 Mt1955: 173.43 Mt1957: 193.68 Mt1959: 229.18 Mt1961: 279.39 Mt1963: 342.91 Mt1965: 422.75 Mt1967: 522.74 Mt1969: 646.09 Mt1971: 827.02 Mt1973: 1,013.85 Mt1975: 1,223.08 Mt1977: 1,446.78 Mt1979: 1,665.25 Mt1981: 1,893.73 Mt1983: 2,135.78 Mt1985: 2,414.73 Mt1987: 2,747.19 Mt1989: 3,155.67 Mt1991: 3,386.88 Mt1993: 3,574.45 Mt1995: 3,732.12 Mt1997: 3,862.09 Mt1999: 3,984.98 Mt2001: 4,125.81 Mt2003: 4,264.6 Mt2005: 4,411.33 Mt2007: 4,550.98 Mt2009: 4,688.96 Mt2011: 4,802.18 Mt2013: 4,885.08 Mt2015: 4,956.19 Mt2017: 5,060.13 Mt2019: 5,192.25 Mt2021: 5,311.8 Mt2023: 5,430.11 Mt2024: 5,492.66 Mt
Change over the period: +5,492.65 (+39,233,192.86%) Average annual rate: 11.43 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea

North Korea 5,492.66 Mt
World computed 1,803,056.96 Mt
East Asia & Pacific computed 462,579.57 Mt
Eastern Asia computed 393,660.72 Mt
Low-income countries computed 10,866.23 Mt
Cumulative CO2 emissions — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 5,492.66 +62.55 +1.15%
2023 5,430.11 +62.02 +1.16%
2022 5,368.09 +56.29 +1.06%
2021 5,311.8 +53.97 +1.03%
2020 5,257.83 +65.58 +1.26%
2019 5,192.25 +69.51 +1.36%
2018 5,122.74 +62.61 +1.24%
2017 5,060.13 +69.71 +1.4%
2016 4,990.42 +34.24 +0.69%
2015 4,956.19 +31.28 +0.64%
2014 4,924.91 +39.83 +0.82%
2013 4,885.08 +36.14 +0.75%
2012 4,848.94 +46.75 +0.97%
2011 4,802.18 +47.87 +1.01%
2010 4,754.32 +65.35 +1.39%
2009 4,688.96 +67.66 +1.46%
2008 4,621.3 +70.33 +1.55%
2007 4,550.98 +63.48 +1.41%
2006 4,487.5 +76.17 +1.73%
2005 4,411.33 +75.01 +1.73%
2004 4,336.32 +71.72 +1.68%
2003 4,264.6 +70.14 +1.67%
2002 4,194.45 +68.64 +1.66%
2001 4,125.81 +71.67 +1.77%
2000 4,054.14 +69.17 +1.74%
1999 3,984.98 +64.14 +1.64%
1998 3,920.83 +58.75 +1.52%
1997 3,862.09 +63.68 +1.68%
1996 3,798.41 +66.29 +1.78%
1995 3,732.12 +76.08 +2.08%
1994 3,656.03 +81.59 +2.28%
1993 3,574.45 +89.59 +2.57%
1992 3,484.86 +97.99 +2.89%
1991 3,386.88 +112.82 +3.45%
1990 3,274.06 +118.38 +3.75%
1989 3,155.67 +209.25 +7.1%
1988 2,946.42 +199.23 +7.25%
1987 2,747.19 +175.63 +6.83%
1986 2,571.56 +156.84 +6.49%
1985 2,414.73 +144.29 +6.36%
1984 2,270.44 +134.66 +6.3%
1983 2,135.78 +125.16 +6.23%
1982 2,010.62 +116.89 +6.17%
1981 1,893.73 +114.4 +6.43%
1980 1,779.33 +114.08 +6.85%
1979 1,665.25 +110.26 +7.09%
1978 1,554.99 +108.21 +7.48%
1977 1,446.78 +113.67 +8.53%
1976 1,333.11 +110.03 +9%
1975 1,223.08 +107.62 +9.65%
1974 1,115.46 +101.61 +10.02%
1973 1,013.85 +97.32 +10.62%
1972 916.52 +89.51 +10.82%
1971 827.02 +107.45 +14.93%
1970 719.56 +73.48 +11.37%
1969 646.09 +64.08 +11.01%
1968 582.01 +59.27 +11.34%
1967 522.74 +52.39 +11.14%
1966 470.35 +47.6 +11.26%
1965 422.75 +44.22 +11.68%
1964 378.53 +35.62 +10.39%
1963 342.91 +32.83 +10.59%
1962 310.08 +30.69 +10.98%
1961 279.39 +26.43 +10.45%
1960 252.97 +23.79 +10.38%
1959 229.18 +19.87 +9.49%
1958 209.31 +15.63 +8.07%
1957 193.68 +11.29 +6.19%
1956 182.39 +8.96 +5.17%
1955 173.43 +7.35 +4.42%
1954 166.08 +4.79 +2.97%
1953 161.3 +1.73 +1.09%
1952 159.56 +0.89 +0.56%
1951 158.67 +1 +0.63%
1950 157.67 +0.78 +0.5%
1949 156.89 +1.78 +1.15%
1948 155.11 +1.4 +0.91%
1947 153.71 +0.07 +0.05%
1946 153.64 +0.07 +0.05%
1945 153.56 +0.06 +0.04%
1944 153.5 +18.19 +13.44%
1943 135.31 +17.22 +14.58%
1942 118.1 +17.76 +17.71%
1941 100.33 +16.09 +19.1%
1940 84.24 +14.43 +20.67%
1939 69.81 +11.22 +19.14%
1938 58.59 +8.6 +17.19%
1937 50 +6.42 +14.74%
1936 43.58 +6 +15.98%
1935 37.57 +5.12 +15.76%
1934 32.46 +4.35 +15.47%
1933 28.11 +3.27 +13.16%
1932 24.84 +2.77 +12.57%
1931 22.07 +2.35 +11.94%
1930 19.71 +2.22 +12.7%
1929 17.49 +2.36 +15.57%
1928 15.13 +2.05 +15.68%
1927 13.08 +1.78 +15.76%
1926 11.3 +1.72 +17.93%
1925 9.58 +1.6 +20.04%
1924 7.98 +1 +14.38%
1923 6.98 +0.95 +15.83%
1922 6.03 +0.8 +15.26%
1921 5.23 +0.78 +17.56%
1920 4.45 +0.73 +19.51%
1919 3.72 +0.56 +17.68%
1918 3.16
1916 2.69 +0.48 +21.66%
1915 2.21 +0.58 +35.23%
1914 1.64 +0.46 +39.39%
1913 1.17 +0.32 +38%
1912 0.85 +0.28 +48.34%
1911 0.57 +0.22 +63.25%
1910 0.35 +0.19 +115.34%
1909 0.16
1905 0.01

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Total CO2 emissions of a country from 1750 through the year shown. It is cumulative emissions rather than current ones that determine the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere and the warming already reached, which makes this indicator the basis of the argument about the historical responsibility of countries that industrialized earlier.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.