Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in North Korea
North Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in North Korea, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in 2023.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in North Korea peaked at 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2015.
North Korea ranks 17th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +187.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.8% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 153.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 6.8× 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 | +187.3% | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 14 Vietnam 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bermuda 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 16 China 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 18 Luxembourg 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 19 Germany 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 20 India 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for North Korea
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.7968 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (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 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- North Korea ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.