Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in North Korea
North Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in North Korea, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in North Korea peaked at 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places North Korea 49th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +104.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.8% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 35.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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 | +104.1% | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 46 Slovenia 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 47 British Virgin Islands 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 48 Turkey 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 50 Philippines 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 51 Thailand 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 52 Iraq 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for North Korea
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in North Korea?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in North Korea was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- North Korea ranks 49th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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.