Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in North Korea
North Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in North Korea, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in North Korea is 0 Mt CO2e per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in North Korea peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per person, in 2015.
That places North Korea 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -15.3% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -30.5% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -34.0% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -36.7% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +186.0% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 52.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +186.0% | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 17 Japan 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 18 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 19 Brunei 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 22 South Korea 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 23 Slovakia 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
More environment data for North Korea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.8843 % change on previous year (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0.9455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,917 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 854.46 (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual -0.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.7752 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in North Korea?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in North Korea was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- North Korea ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.