Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 0.0998 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0998 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 22 countries
All-time high
0.0998 kt
in 2020
All-time low
0.0783 kt
in 2004
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2024

00.020.040.060.080.11990200720241990: 0.08 kt1991: 0.08 kt1992: 0.08 kt1993: 0.08 kt1994: 0.08 kt1995: 0.08 kt1996: 0.08 kt1997: 0.08 kt1998: 0.08 kt1999: 0.08 kt2000: 0.08 kt2001: 0.08 kt2002: 0.08 kt2003: 0.079 kt2004: 0.078 kt2005: 0.081 kt2006: 0.081 kt2007: 0.083 kt2008: 0.083 kt2009: 0.083 kt2010: 0.083 kt2011: 0.088 kt2012: 0.09 kt2013: 0.09 kt2014: 0.093 kt2015: 0.096 kt2016: 0.093 kt2017: 0.093 kt2018: 0.093 kt2019: 0.099 kt2020: 0.1 kt2021: 0.1 kt2022: 0.1 kt2023: 0.1 kt2024: 0.1 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2024, cropland organic soils — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 0.0998 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 0.0998 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0783 kt, in 2004.

That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.08 kt
1991 0.08 kt +0.0%
1992 0.08 kt +0.0%
1993 0.08 kt +0.0%
1994 0.08 kt +0.0%
1995 0.08 kt +0.0%
1996 0.08 kt +0.0%
1997 0.08 kt +0.0%
1998 0.08 kt +0.0%
1999 0.08 kt +0.0%
2000 0.08 kt +0.0%
2001 0.0803 kt +0.4%
2002 0.0803 kt +0.0%
2003 0.0789 kt -1.7%
2004 0.0783 kt -0.8%
2005 0.0805 kt +2.8%
2006 0.0805 kt +0.0%
2007 0.083 kt +3.1%
2008 0.083 kt +0.0%
2009 0.083 kt +0.0%
2010 0.083 kt +0.0%
2011 0.088 kt +6.0%
2012 0.0905 kt +2.8%
2013 0.0904 kt -0.1%
2014 0.0933 kt +3.2%
2015 0.0958 kt +2.7%
2016 0.0933 kt -2.6%
2017 0.0933 kt +0.0%
2018 0.0933 kt +0.0%
2019 0.0985 kt +5.6%
2020 0.0998 kt +1.3%
2021 0.0998 kt +0.0%
2022 0.0998 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0998 kt +0.0%
2024 0.0998 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.08 kt 0.08 kt 0.08 kt 10
2000s 0.0808 kt 0.0783 kt 0.083 kt 10
2010s 0.0919 kt 0.083 kt 0.0985 kt 10
2020s 0.0998 kt 0.0998 kt 0.0998 kt 5

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 7 Ukraine 12.85 kt compare
  2. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 0.5509 kt compare
  3. 8 Germany 11.33 kt compare
  4. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2143 kt compare
  5. 9 Finland 8.68 kt compare
  6. 9 Republic of Moldova 0.1314 kt compare
  7. 10 Lithuania 5.99 kt compare
  8. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0687 kt compare
  9. 11 Sweden 5.86 kt compare
  10. 12 Malaysia 4.56 kt compare
  11. 12 Türkiye 0.0021 kt compare
  12. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 kt
  13. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt
  14. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 kt
  15. 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
  16. 13 Papua New Guinea 3.84 kt compare
  17. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt
  18. 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt
  19. 13 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
  20. 13 Micronesia 0 kt
  21. 13 Polynesia 0 kt

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 0.0998 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0998 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0783 kt in 2004.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.