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Greenhouse gas emissions — North Korea

Greenhouse gas emissions in North Korea in 2024 — 89.8 Mt CO₂e. Ranked 135 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 594.2%.

2024 89.8 Mt CO₂e −1.03% vs 2023
World rank 135of 199
Period maximum 253.49 Mt CO₂e1989
Period minimum 12.62 Mt CO₂e1866

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — North Korea, 1850–20240100200300185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 12.94 Mt CO₂e1853: 12.88 Mt CO₂e1856: 12.82 Mt CO₂e1859: 12.79 Mt CO₂e1862: 12.77 Mt CO₂e1865: 12.68 Mt CO₂e1868: 12.65 Mt CO₂e1871: 12.92 Mt CO₂e1874: 12.65 Mt CO₂e1877: 12.77 Mt CO₂e1880: 13.03 Mt CO₂e1883: 12.92 Mt CO₂e1886: 13.16 Mt CO₂e1889: 13.35 Mt CO₂e1892: 13.03 Mt CO₂e1895: 13.19 Mt CO₂e1898: 13.33 Mt CO₂e1901: 13.59 Mt CO₂e1904: 13.66 Mt CO₂e1907: 13.84 Mt CO₂e1910: 17.57 Mt CO₂e1913: 20.09 Mt CO₂e1916: 22.64 Mt CO₂e1919: 24.87 Mt CO₂e1922: 25.46 Mt CO₂e1925: 27.51 Mt CO₂e1928: 28.85 Mt CO₂e1931: 29.86 Mt CO₂e1934: 32.58 Mt CO₂e1937: 35.53 Mt CO₂e1940: 44.24 Mt CO₂e1943: 44.39 Mt CO₂e1946: 25.32 Mt CO₂e1949: 24.9 Mt CO₂e1952: 15.08 Mt CO₂e1955: 23.14 Mt CO₂e1958: 34.29 Mt CO₂e1961: 44.14 Mt CO₂e1964: 53.59 Mt CO₂e1967: 71.14 Mt CO₂e1970: 99.02 Mt CO₂e1973: 124.95 Mt CO₂e1976: 139.42 Mt CO₂e1979: 154.63 Mt CO₂e1982: 158.38 Mt CO₂e1985: 188.04 Mt CO₂e1988: 243.07 Mt CO₂e1991: 154.92 Mt CO₂e1994: 121.77 Mt CO₂e1997: 97.69 Mt CO₂e2000: 103.78 Mt CO₂e2003: 105.49 Mt CO₂e2006: 115.68 Mt CO₂e2009: 109.21 Mt CO₂e2012: 82.79 Mt CO₂e2015: 65.96 Mt CO₂e2018: 94.22 Mt CO₂e2021: 82.49 Mt CO₂e2024: 89.8 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +76.86 (+594.16%) Average annual rate: 1.12 %

Comparison, 2024

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

North Korea 89.8 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
East Asia & Pacific computed 21,054.9 Mt CO₂e
Eastern Asia computed 16,256.36 Mt CO₂e
Low-income countries computed 2,052.87 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 89.8 −0.94 −1.03%
2023 90.73 +4.56 +5.29%
2022 86.17 +3.68 +4.47%
2021 82.49 −14.72 −15.14%
2020 97.2 −5.09 −4.98%
2019 102.29 +8.08 +8.57%
2018 94.22 −10.02 −9.61%
2017 104.23 +34.54 +49.56%
2016 69.69 +3.73 +5.66%
2015 65.96 −8.83 −11.8%
2014 74.79 +2.99 +4.17%
2013 71.79 −11 −13.29%
2012 82.79 −2.56 −3%
2011 85.35 −17.08 −16.67%
2010 102.44 −6.78 −6.2%
2009 109.21 −3.37 −2.99%
2008 112.58 +5.01 +4.66%
2007 107.57 −8.11 −7.01%
2006 115.68 +0.68 +0.59%
2005 115 +1.33 +1.17%
2004 113.67 +8.19 +7.76%
2003 105.49 +3.06 +2.99%
2002 102.43 −4.13 −3.88%
2001 106.56 +2.77 +2.67%
2000 103.78 +5 +5.06%
1999 98.78 +6.73 +7.31%
1998 92.05 −5.64 −5.77%
1997 97.69 −2.68 −2.67%
1996 100.37 −9.33 −8.5%
1995 109.7 −12.07 −9.91%
1994 121.77 −19.04 −13.52%
1993 140.81 +2.34 +1.69%
1992 138.47 −16.45 −10.62%
1991 154.92 −7.25 −4.47%
1990 162.17 −91.32 −36.03%
1989 253.49 +10.42 +4.29%
1988 243.07 +24.39 +11.15%
1987 218.68 +18.23 +9.09%
1986 200.45 +12.42 +6.6%
1985 188.04 +9.75 +5.47%
1984 178.29 +10.78 +6.44%
1983 167.51 +9.13 +5.76%
1982 158.38 +3.86 +2.5%
1981 154.53 +0.49 +0.32%
1980 154.03 −0.6 −0.39%
1979 154.63 +11.4 +7.96%
1978 143.23 −2.08 −1.43%
1977 145.32 +5.9 +4.23%
1976 139.42 +3.57 +2.62%
1975 135.86 +5.15 +3.94%
1974 130.7 +5.76 +4.61%
1973 124.95 +4.21 +3.49%
1972 120.74 −10.23 −7.81%
1971 130.97 +31.95 +32.26%
1970 99.02 +12.61 +14.59%
1969 86.41 +7.31 +9.24%
1968 79.11 +7.97 +11.2%
1967 71.14 +4.52 +6.79%
1966 66.62 +3.23 +5.09%
1965 63.39 +9.8 +18.28%
1964 53.59 +2.57 +5.03%
1963 51.03 +2.6 +5.37%
1962 48.43 +4.29 +9.71%
1961 44.14 +3.51 +8.64%
1960 40.63 +2.25 +5.86%
1959 38.38 +4.09 +11.92%
1958 34.29 +4.52 +15.2%
1957 29.77 +4.18 +16.34%
1956 25.59 +2.45 +10.6%
1955 23.14 +3.82 +19.8%
1954 19.31 +4.21 +27.85%
1953 15.11 +0.02 +0.15%
1952 15.08 −2.58 −14.6%
1951 17.66 −1.7 −8.79%
1950 19.36 −5.53 −22.23%
1949 24.9 −0.09 −0.35%
1948 24.98 +0.75 +3.08%
1947 24.24 −1.08 −4.27%
1946 25.32 −0.4 −1.57%
1945 25.72 −18.59 −41.95%
1944 44.31 −0.08 −0.19%
1943 44.39 −1.19 −2.61%
1942 45.58 +0.74 +1.65%
1941 44.84 +0.6 +1.36%
1940 44.24 +3.24 +7.89%
1939 41.01 +3.13 +8.26%
1938 37.88 +2.35 +6.61%
1937 35.53 +0.84 +2.42%
1936 34.69 +0.93 +2.74%
1935 33.76 +1.18 +3.63%
1934 32.58 +1.19 +3.8%
1933 31.39 +0.77 +2.5%
1932 30.62 +0.76 +2.53%
1931 29.86 +0.15 +0.52%
1930 29.71 +0.37 +1.27%
1929 29.34 +0.49 +1.68%
1928 28.85 +0.8 +2.85%
1927 28.05 +0.12 +0.42%
1926 27.94 +0.43 +1.56%
1925 27.51 +1.12 +4.26%
1924 26.38 +0.44 +1.7%
1923 25.94 +0.48 +1.89%
1922 25.46 +0.33 +1.31%
1921 25.13 +0.33 +1.32%
1920 24.81 −0.06 −0.24%
1919 24.87 +0.91 +3.8%
1918 23.95 +1.2 +5.27%
1917 22.76 +0.12 +0.53%
1916 22.64 +0.7 +3.21%
1915 21.93 +0.65 +3.08%
1914 21.28 +1.19 +5.9%
1913 20.09 +0.85 +4.4%
1912 19.25 +0.81 +4.38%
1911 18.44 +0.87 +4.94%
1910 17.57 +3.41 +24.08%
1909 14.16 +0.19 +1.38%
1908 13.97 +0.13 +0.95%
1907 13.84 −0.04 −0.28%
1906 13.87 +0.16 +1.17%
1905 13.71 +0.05 +0.4%
1904 13.66 +0.05 +0.37%
1903 13.61 −0.08 −0.58%
1902 13.69 +0.1 +0.75%
1901 13.59 +0.13 +0.94%
1900 13.46 +0.12 +0.9%
1899 13.34 +0.01 +0.08%
1898 13.33 −0.02 −0.18%
1897 13.35 +0.17 +1.27%
1896 13.18 −0.01 −0.05%
1895 13.19 +0.2 +1.55%
1894 12.99 +0.04 +0.33%
1893 12.95 −0.08 −0.64%
1892 13.03 −0.15 −1.1%
1891 13.18 −0.09 −0.69%
1890 13.27 −0.08 −0.61%
1889 13.35 +0.24 +1.84%
1888 13.11 +0.04 +0.33%
1887 13.07 −0.09 −0.7%
1886 13.16 +0.15 +1.13%
1885 13.01 +0 +0.02%
1884 13.01 +0.09 +0.69%
1883 12.92 +0.15 +1.17%
1882 12.77 −0.17 −1.34%
1881 12.94 −0.09 −0.67%
1880 13.03 +0.2 +1.57%
1879 12.83 −0 −0.02%
1878 12.83 +0.06 +0.49%
1877 12.77 −0.1 −0.79%
1876 12.87 +0.03 +0.27%
1875 12.84 +0.18 +1.43%
1874 12.65 −0.04 −0.29%
1873 12.69 +0.05 +0.42%
1872 12.64 −0.28 −2.17%
1871 12.92 +0.08 +0.61%
1870 12.84 +0.15 +1.21%
1869 12.69 +0.03 +0.27%
1868 12.65 +0.03 +0.21%
1867 12.63 +0.01 +0.06%
1866 12.62 −0.06 −0.46%
1865 12.68 −0.09 −0.68%
1864 12.76 +0.1 +0.78%
1863 12.66 −0.11 −0.82%
1862 12.77 +0.11 +0.87%
1861 12.66 −0.19 −1.5%
1860 12.85 +0.06 +0.47%
1859 12.79 −0.1 −0.74%
1858 12.89 +0.04 +0.3%
1857 12.85 +0.03 +0.26%
1856 12.82 −0.09 −0.7%
1855 12.91 +0.06 +0.44%
1854 12.85 −0.03 −0.23%
1853 12.88 −0.1 −0.8%
1852 12.99 −0.05 −0.4%
1851 13.04 +0.1 +0.78%
1850 12.94 — —

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

MO Macao 1.17 HK Hong Kong 38.91 KP North Korea 89.8 MN Mongolia 98.21 TW Taiwan 283.54 KR South Korea 630.57 JP Japan 1,007.16 CN China 14,107.01
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About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

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

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