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Carbon intensity of the economy — North Korea

Carbon intensity of the economy in North Korea in 2022 — 1.39 kg/$. Ranked 164 in the world out of 164. Since 1913, the indicator has risen by 2,474.1%.

2022 1.39 kg/$ +4.43% vs 2021
World rank 164of 164
Period maximum 2.357 kg/$1990
Period minimum 0.054 kg/$1913

Trend over time

1913–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — North Korea, 1913–20220123191319241935194619571968197919902001201220221913: 0.054 kg/$1990: 2.357 kg/$1991: 2.341 kg/$1992: 2.181 kg/$1993: 2.081 kg/$1994: 1.939 kg/$1995: 1.895 kg/$1996: 1.713 kg/$1997: 1.768 kg/$1998: 1.654 kg/$1999: 1.705 kg/$2000: 1.832 kg/$2001: 1.83 kg/$2002: 1.732 kg/$2003: 1.738 kg/$2004: 1.742 kg/$2005: 1.756 kg/$2006: 1.802 kg/$2007: 1.52 kg/$2008: 1.629 kg/$2009: 1.581 kg/$2010: 1.534 kg/$2011: 1.114 kg/$2012: 1.074 kg/$2013: 0.821 kg/$2014: 0.895 kg/$2015: 0.71 kg/$2016: 0.749 kg/$2017: 1.579 kg/$2018: 1.478 kg/$2019: 1.636 kg/$2020: 1.616 kg/$2021: 1.331 kg/$2022: 1.39 kg/$
Change over the period: +1.336 (+2,474.07%) Average annual rate: 3.02 %

Comparison, 2022

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

North Korea 1.39 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Eastern Asia computed 0.388 kg/$
Low-income countries computed 0.15 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 1.39 +0.059 +4.43%
2021 1.331 −0.285 −17.64%
2020 1.616 −0.02 −1.22%
2019 1.636 +0.158 +10.69%
2018 1.478 −0.101 −6.4%
2017 1.579 +0.83 +110.81%
2016 0.749 +0.039 +5.49%
2015 0.71 −0.185 −20.67%
2014 0.895 +0.074 +9.01%
2013 0.821 −0.253 −23.56%
2012 1.074 −0.04 −3.59%
2011 1.114 −0.42 −27.38%
2010 1.534 −0.047 −2.97%
2009 1.581 −0.048 −2.95%
2008 1.629 +0.109 +7.17%
2007 1.52 −0.282 −15.65%
2006 1.802 +0.046 +2.62%
2005 1.756 +0.014 +0.8%
2004 1.742 +0.004 +0.23%
2003 1.738 +0.006 +0.35%
2002 1.732 −0.098 −5.36%
2001 1.83 −0.002 −0.11%
2000 1.832 +0.127 +7.45%
1999 1.705 +0.051 +3.08%
1998 1.654 −0.114 −6.45%
1997 1.768 +0.055 +3.21%
1996 1.713 −0.182 −9.6%
1995 1.895 −0.044 −2.27%
1994 1.939 −0.142 −6.82%
1993 2.081 −0.1 −4.59%
1992 2.181 −0.16 −6.83%
1991 2.341 −0.016 −0.68%
1990 2.357 — —
1913 0.054 — —

Eastern Asia, 2022

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

HK Hong Kong 0.086 JP Japan 0.216 TW Taiwan 0.22 KR South Korea 0.284 CN China 0.434 MN Mongolia 0.903 KP North Korea 1.39
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

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

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