Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in North Korea
North Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -49.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in North Korea, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in North Korea stood at -49.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in North Korea peaked at -3.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -75.3%, in 2015.
North Korea ranks 187th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -3.8% | — |
| 1992 | -14.9% | +290.6% |
| 1993 | -21.2% | +41.8% |
| 1994 | -27.9% | +31.5% |
| 1995 | -32.5% | +16.6% |
| 1996 | -40.1% | +23.4% |
| 1997 | -41.9% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | -52.4% | +25.0% |
| 1999 | -48.0% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | -44.1% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | -41.9% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | -44.3% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | -43.2% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | -42.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | -39.6% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | -38.4% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | -48.5% | +26.2% |
| 2008 | -43.6% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | -45.7% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | -47.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | -61.5% | +29.0% |
| 2012 | -62.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | -71.3% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | -68.5% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | -75.3% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | -72.7% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | -44.3% | -39.1% |
| 2018 | -49.7% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | -44.4% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | -47.7% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | -56.6% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | -54.7% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | -50.2% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | -49.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -31.4% | -52.4% | -3.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | -43.1% | -48.5% | -38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -59.8% | -75.3% | -44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -51.8% | -56.6% | -47.7% | 5 |
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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 from Power Industry (Energy) 13.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 32.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.5 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 208,365 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0256 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 894,065 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in North Korea?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in North Korea was -49.8% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -3.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -75.3% in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- North Korea ranks 187th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.