How does North Korea rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?

North Korea ranks 51st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in North Korea

Name: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in North Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

North Korea: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Change on year

up 7.2%

World rank

51st

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1985

All-time low

0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2015

Years of data

1970–2023

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in North Korea, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in North Korea is 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in North Korea peaked at 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2015.

North Korea ranks 51st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in North Korea, 1970 to 2023.
Year	Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	—
1971	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.7%
1972	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.5%
1973	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.3%
1974	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.7%
1975	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.1%
1976	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.4%
1977	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.7%
1978	0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.1%
1979	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.3%
1980	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.0%
1981	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.9%
1982	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.0%
1983	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.5%
1984	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.4%
1985	0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.3%
1986	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.1%
1987	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.2%
1988	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.1%
1989	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.2%
1990	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.8%
1991	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.6%
1992	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-10.1%
1993	0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-6.7%
1994	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-8.9%
1995	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.2%
1996	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-8.8%
1997	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.2%
1998	0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-14.7%
1999	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.9%
2000	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.8%
2001	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.7%
2002	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.6%
2003	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.2%
2004	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.5%
2005	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.6%
2006	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.6%
2007	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-14.2%
2008	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.0%
2009	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.3%
2010	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.3%
2011	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-19.6%
2012	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.6%
2013	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-14.3%
2014	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.8%
2015	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-14.0%
2016	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.6%
2017	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+56.2%
2018	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-9.0%
2019	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.9%
2020	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.5%
2021	0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-14.3%
2022	0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.6%
2023	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square 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	+56.2%	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	4

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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 (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in North Korea?: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in North Korea was 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1985.
What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2015.
How does North Korea rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?: North Korea ranks 51st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.

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Indicator: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit: Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.