CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in North Korea
North Korea: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth was 0.8469 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.8469 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 91.7%
World rank
143rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
175.81 % change on previous year
in 1954
All-time low
-99.64 % change on previous year
in 1945
Years of data
112
1910–2024
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in North Korea, 1910–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.8469 % change on previous year for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in 2024.
The figure is down 91.7% on the previous year and down 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in North Korea peaked at 175.81 % change on previous year in 1954 and was at its lowest, -99.64 % change on previous year, in 1945.
North Korea ranks 143rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 25.58 % change on previous year | — |
| 1911 | 18.52 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 1912 | 25 % change on previous year | +35.0% |
| 1913 | 16.25 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 1914 | 43.01 % change on previous year | +164.7% |
| 1915 | 24.81 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1916 | -16.87 % change on previous year | -168.0% |
| 1919 | 18.38 % change on previous year | -209.0% |
| 1920 | 29.81 % change on previous year | +62.2% |
| 1921 | 7.66 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
| 1922 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -71.0% |
| 1923 | 19.57 % change on previous year | +780.5% |
| 1924 | 5.09 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 1925 | 59.52 % change on previous year | +1069.2% |
| 1926 | 7.38 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 1927 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 1928 | 15.2 % change on previous year | +318.1% |
| 1929 | 14.89 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1930 | -5.74 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
| 1931 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -203.4% |
| 1932 | 17.85 % change on previous year | +200.6% |
| 1933 | 17.9 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 32.99 % change on previous year | +84.3% |
| 1935 | 17.62 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 1936 | 17.37 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1937 | 6.99 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 1938 | 33.82 % change on previous year | +383.8% |
| 1939 | 30.52 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1940 | 28.63 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1941 | 11.51 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 1942 | 10.4 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1943 | -3.09 % change on previous year | -129.7% |
| 1944 | 5.65 % change on previous year | -282.9% |
| 1945 | -99.64 % change on previous year | -1862.2% |
| 1946 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 1947 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1949 | 26.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 1950 | -56.17 % change on previous year | -308.9% |
| 1951 | 27.62 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 1952 | -10.67 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
| 1953 | 95.06 % change on previous year | -991.2% |
| 1954 | 175.81 % change on previous year | +85.0% |
| 1955 | 53.44 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 1956 | 22.04 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 1957 | 25.94 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1958 | 38.48 % change on previous year | +48.3% |
| 1959 | 27.08 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1960 | 19.75 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1961 | 11.09 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1962 | 16.12 % change on previous year | +45.4% |
| 1963 | 6.97 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 1964 | 8.5 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 1965 | 24.16 % change on previous year | +184.0% |
| 1966 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1967 | 10.07 % change on previous year | +31.8% |
| 1968 | 13.13 % change on previous year | +30.4% |
| 1969 | 8.12 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 1970 | 14.66 % change on previous year | +80.7% |
| 1971 | 46.24 % change on previous year | +215.3% |
| 1972 | -16.7 % change on previous year | -136.1% |
| 1973 | 8.74 % change on previous year | -152.3% |
| 1974 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1975 | 5.92 % change on previous year | +34.3% |
| 1976 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -62.2% |
| 1977 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +47.7% |
| 1978 | -4.8 % change on previous year | -245.3% |
| 1979 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 1980 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +82.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2779 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 1982 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +682.1% |
| 1983 | 7.08 % change on previous year | +225.9% |
| 1984 | 7.59 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 7.15 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 8.7 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 11.98 % change on previous year | +37.8% |
| 1988 | 13.44 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 1990 | -43.43 % change on previous year | -963.6% |
| 1991 | -4.7 % change on previous year | -89.2% |
| 1992 | -13.15 % change on previous year | +179.7% |
| 1993 | -8.57 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 1994 | -8.93 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1995 | -6.74 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1996 | -12.87 % change on previous year | +91.0% |
| 1997 | -3.94 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1998 | -7.74 % change on previous year | +96.4% |
| 1999 | 9.18 % change on previous year | -218.6% |
| 2000 | 7.83 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 2002 | -4.22 % change on previous year | -216.7% |
| 2003 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -151.8% |
| 2004 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 4.58 % change on previous year | +103.6% |
| 2006 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 2007 | -16.66 % change on previous year | -1177.4% |
| 2008 | 10.79 % change on previous year | -164.7% |
| 2009 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
| 2010 | -3.41 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 2011 | -26.76 % change on previous year | +685.5% |
| 2012 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 2013 | -22.69 % change on previous year | +876.9% |
| 2014 | 10.18 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 2015 | -21.46 % change on previous year | -310.8% |
| 2016 | 9.46 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 2017 | 103.61 % change on previous year | +995.3% |
| 2018 | -10.18 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 2019 | 11.03 % change on previous year | -208.3% |
| 2020 | -5.66 % change on previous year | -151.3% |
| 2021 | -17.7 % change on previous year | +212.6% |
| 2022 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 2023 | 10.19 % change on previous year | +137.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8469 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.8469 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.57 % change on previous year, 54% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.8469 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.57 % change on previous year, 19% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | -1862.2% | 5.65 % change on previous year | -99.64 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | -1177.4% | 1.55 % change on previous year | -16.66 % change on previous year |
| 1925 | +1069.2% | 5.09 % change on previous year | 59.52 % change on previous year |
| 1953 | +991.2% | -10.67 % change on previous year | 95.06 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +995.3% | 9.46 % change on previous year | 103.61 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -963.6% | 5.03 % change on previous year | -43.43 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19.34 % change on previous year | -16.87 % change on previous year | 43.01 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1920s | 16.5 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 59.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 17.52 % change on previous year | -5.74 % change on previous year | 33.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.9475 % change on previous year | -99.64 % change on previous year | 28.63 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1950s | 39.86 % change on previous year | -56.17 % change on previous year | 175.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.55 % change on previous year | 6.97 % change on previous year | 24.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.59 % change on previous year | -16.7 % change on previous year | 46.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.69 % change on previous year | 0.2779 % change on previous year | 13.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -10.09 % change on previous year | -43.43 % change on previous year | 9.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8128 % change on previous year | -16.66 % change on previous year | 10.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 % change on previous year | -26.76 % change on previous year | 103.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.61 % change on previous year | -17.7 % change on previous year | 10.19 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 140 China 0.9612 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Belgium 0.8887 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Rwanda 0.8695 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Namibia 0.7683 % change on previous year compare
- 145 South Africa 0.7389 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Guatemala 0.7311 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for North Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 2.36 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in North Korea?
- Co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in North Korea was 0.8469 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 175.81 % change on previous year in 1954.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.64 % change on previous year in 1945.
- How does North Korea rank for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth?
- North Korea ranks 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.