Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in North Korea
North Korea: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 1.39 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in North Korea, 1913–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in North Korea stood at 1.39 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in North Korea peaked at 2.36 kilograms per international-$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0542 kilograms per international-$, in 1913.
That places North Korea 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0542 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0542 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0542 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.96 kilograms per international-$ | 1.65 kilograms per international-$ | 2.36 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 kilograms per international-$ | 1.52 kilograms per international-$ | 1.83 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7103 kilograms per international-$ | 1.64 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 kilograms per international-$ | 1.33 kilograms per international-$ | 1.62 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 2 Turkmenistan 1.05 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9995 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 4 Mongolia 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for North Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.36 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.49 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.36 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.36 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in North Korea?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in North Korea was 1.39 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 kilograms per international-$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0542 kilograms per international-$ in 1913.
- How does North Korea rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).