Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.5663 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5663
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
4th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.6805
in 2005
All-time low
0.2841
in 2015
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2023

00.20.40.62000201120232000: 0.6132001: 0.6532002: 0.6242003: 0.6372004: 0.6512005: 0.682006: 0.6792007: 0.5682008: 0.6462009: 0.5992010: 0.6342011: 0.4782012: 0.4552013: 0.3412014: 0.3742015: 0.2842016: 0.3092017: 0.6642018: 0.62019: 0.6692020: 0.632021: 0.5172022: 0.5382023: 0.566

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2023, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 0.5663.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 0.6805 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2841, in 2015.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 0.613
2001 0.6532 +6.6%
2002 0.6239 -4.5%
2003 0.6371 +2.1%
2004 0.6511 +2.2%
2005 0.6805 +4.5%
2006 0.679 -0.2%
2007 0.5676 -16.4%
2008 0.6463 +13.9%
2009 0.5995 -7.2%
2010 0.6339 +5.7%
2011 0.4778 -24.6%
2012 0.4547 -4.8%
2013 0.3409 -25.0%
2014 0.3739 +9.7%
2015 0.2841 -24.0%
2016 0.309 +8.8%
2017 0.6641 +114.9%
2018 0.5999 -9.7%
2019 0.6692 +11.6%
2020 0.6296 -5.9%
2021 0.5167 -17.9%
2022 0.5384 +4.2%
2023 0.5663 +5.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Democratic People's Republic of 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +114.9% 0.309 0.6641

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6351 0.5676 0.6805 10
2010s 0.4808 0.2841 0.6692 10
2020s 0.5627 0.5167 0.6296 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 0.5663 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.6805 in 2005.
What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2841 in 2015.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,687 data points, 2000–2023
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