Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in North Korea
North Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
49th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1993
All-time low
0.0%
in 1894
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in North Korea, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in North Korea stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in North Korea peaked at 0.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1894.
North Korea ranks 49th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | +9.8% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1910 | 0.2% | +200.3% |
| 1911 | 0.2% | +17.7% |
| 1912 | 0.2% | +14.6% |
| 1913 | 0.2% | +12.1% |
| 1914 | 0.3% | +10.1% |
| 1915 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 1916 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 1917 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 1918 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 1919 | 0.4% | +6.6% |
| 1920 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 1921 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 1922 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 1923 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 1924 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 1925 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1928 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 1932 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 1935 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 1936 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1937 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1942 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1943 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 1944 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1945 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | -37.6% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | -22.6% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -23.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +10.9% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +14.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -16.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -24.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +139.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -32.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +141.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -36.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +21.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +175.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -50.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -28.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +32.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +77.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +76.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 3.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | +200.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1993 | +175.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 1979 | +141.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1972 | +139.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2004 | +77.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2007 | +76.9% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More climate change data for North Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in North Korea?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in North Korea was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1894.
- How does North Korea rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- North Korea ranks 49th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.