Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) in North Korea
North Korea: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) in North Korea, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) (mt) in North Korea is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) (mt) in North Korea peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places North Korea 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +191.8% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.8% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 65.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 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 | +191.8% | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 10 Bahrain 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 11 Japan 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 12 Eswatini 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 14 Austria 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 15 Thailand 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 16 Hong Kong 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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- 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) (mt) in North Korea?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) (mt) in North Korea was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) (mt) recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) (mt) recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) (mt)?
- North Korea ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) (mt) rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.1%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) 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
Nitrous oxide (N2O) 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.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) 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
Nitrous oxide (N2O) 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.