Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 2.74 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 2.74 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea peaked at 10.58 tonnes per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.72 tonnes per person, in 2015.
That places North Korea 112th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.79 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.99 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1962 | 3.2 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 3.3 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 3.37 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.95 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 4.04 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 4.21 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 4.6 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 4.92 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 5.46 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 7.32 tonnes per person | +34.0% |
| 1972 | 6.62 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 6.6 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 6.81 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 6.95 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 6.94 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 7.1 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 6.7 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 7.39 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 7.06 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 6.89 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 6.94 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 7.25 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 7.64 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 7.91 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 8.41 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 9.19 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 10.2 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 10.58 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 6.21 tonnes per person | -41.3% |
| 1991 | 5.78 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 4.98 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 5.29 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 4.34 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 3.82 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 3.39 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 3.27 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.09 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 3.29 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 3.44 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 3.49 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.35 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 3.47 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.83 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 3.74 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.73 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.59 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.69 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.53 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.18 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 2.51 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 2.41 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.15 tonnes per person | +77.8% |
| 2018 | 2.82 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.08 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 2.91 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 2.42 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 2.55 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.73 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 2.74 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 2.74 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.11 tonnes per person, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 2.74 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.85 tonnes per person, 56% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita 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 | +77.8% | 1.77 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.74 tonnes per person | 2.79 tonnes per person | 4.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.79 tonnes per person | 5.46 tonnes per person | 7.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.21 tonnes per person | 6.89 tonnes per person | 10.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.35 tonnes per person | 3.09 tonnes per person | 6.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | 3.83 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 3.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More climate change data for North Korea
- Share co2 vs population 0.1917 (2100)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -10.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 64.2% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre 602.45 tonnes per square kilometre (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea was 2.74 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.58 tonnes per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 tonnes per person in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 112th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual co2 including land use Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.