Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled was 5.49 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
5.49 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
39th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
13,885 tonnes
in 1905
Years of data
120
1905–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1905–2024

02.0B4.0B6.0B190519642024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 5.49 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 120 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 5.49 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,885 tonnes, in 1905.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 39th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1905 to 2024.
Year tonnes Change
1905 13,885 tonnes
1906 51,200 tonnes +268.7%
1907 88,515 tonnes +72.9%
1908 125,830 tonnes +42.2%
1909 163,145 tonnes +29.7%
1910 350,588 tonnes +114.9%
1911 572,742 tonnes +63.4%
1912 850,435 tonnes +48.5%
1913 1.17 million tonnes +38.0%
1914 1.63 million tonnes +39.3%
1915 2.21 million tonnes +35.2%
1916 2.69 million tonnes +21.7%
1917 2.93 million tonnes +8.8%
1918 3.16 million tonnes +8.1%
1919 3.72 million tonnes +17.7%
1920 4.45 million tonnes +19.5%
1921 5.23 million tonnes +17.6%
1922 6.03 million tonnes +15.3%
1923 6.98 million tonnes +15.8%
1924 7.98 million tonnes +14.4%
1925 9.58 million tonnes +20.0%
1926 11.30 million tonnes +17.9%
1927 13.08 million tonnes +15.8%
1928 15.13 million tonnes +15.7%
1929 17.49 million tonnes +15.6%
1930 19.71 million tonnes +12.7%
1931 22.07 million tonnes +11.9%
1932 24.84 million tonnes +12.6%
1933 28.11 million tonnes +13.2%
1934 32.46 million tonnes +15.5%
1935 37.57 million tonnes +15.8%
1936 43.58 million tonnes +16.0%
1937 50.00 million tonnes +14.7%
1938 58.59 million tonnes +17.2%
1939 69.81 million tonnes +19.1%
1940 84.24 million tonnes +20.7%
1941 100.33 million tonnes +19.1%
1942 118.09 million tonnes +17.7%
1943 135.31 million tonnes +14.6%
1944 153.50 million tonnes +13.4%
1945 153.56 million tonnes +0.0%
1946 153.64 million tonnes +0.0%
1947 153.71 million tonnes +0.0%
1948 155.11 million tonnes +0.9%
1949 156.89 million tonnes +1.1%
1950 157.67 million tonnes +0.5%
1951 158.67 million tonnes +0.6%
1952 159.56 million tonnes +0.6%
1953 161.29 million tonnes +1.1%
1954 166.08 million tonnes +3.0%
1955 173.43 million tonnes +4.4%
1956 182.39 million tonnes +5.2%
1957 193.68 million tonnes +6.2%
1958 209.31 million tonnes +8.1%
1959 229.18 million tonnes +9.5%
1960 252.97 million tonnes +10.4%
1961 279.39 million tonnes +10.4%
1962 310.08 million tonnes +11.0%
1963 342.91 million tonnes +10.6%
1964 378.52 million tonnes +10.4%
1965 422.75 million tonnes +11.7%
1966 470.35 million tonnes +11.3%
1967 522.74 million tonnes +11.1%
1968 582.01 million tonnes +11.3%
1969 646.09 million tonnes +11.0%
1970 719.56 million tonnes +11.4%
1971 827.02 million tonnes +14.9%
1972 916.52 million tonnes +10.8%
1973 1.01 billion tonnes +10.6%
1974 1.12 billion tonnes +10.0%
1975 1.22 billion tonnes +9.6%
1976 1.33 billion tonnes +9.0%
1977 1.45 billion tonnes +8.5%
1978 1.55 billion tonnes +7.5%
1979 1.67 billion tonnes +7.1%
1980 1.78 billion tonnes +6.9%
1981 1.89 billion tonnes +6.4%
1982 2.01 billion tonnes +6.2%
1983 2.14 billion tonnes +6.2%
1984 2.27 billion tonnes +6.3%
1985 2.41 billion tonnes +6.4%
1986 2.57 billion tonnes +6.5%
1987 2.75 billion tonnes +6.8%
1988 2.95 billion tonnes +7.3%
1989 3.16 billion tonnes +7.1%
1990 3.27 billion tonnes +3.8%
1991 3.39 billion tonnes +3.4%
1992 3.48 billion tonnes +2.9%
1993 3.57 billion tonnes +2.6%
1994 3.66 billion tonnes +2.3%
1995 3.73 billion tonnes +2.1%
1996 3.80 billion tonnes +1.8%
1997 3.86 billion tonnes +1.7%
1998 3.92 billion tonnes +1.5%
1999 3.98 billion tonnes +1.6%
2000 4.05 billion tonnes +1.7%
2001 4.13 billion tonnes +1.8%
2002 4.19 billion tonnes +1.7%
2003 4.26 billion tonnes +1.7%
2004 4.34 billion tonnes +1.7%
2005 4.41 billion tonnes +1.7%
2006 4.49 billion tonnes +1.7%
2007 4.55 billion tonnes +1.4%
2008 4.62 billion tonnes +1.5%
2009 4.69 billion tonnes +1.5%
2010 4.75 billion tonnes +1.4%
2011 4.80 billion tonnes +1.0%
2012 4.85 billion tonnes +1.0%
2013 4.89 billion tonnes +0.7%
2014 4.92 billion tonnes +0.8%
2015 4.96 billion tonnes +0.6%
2016 4.99 billion tonnes +0.7%
2017 5.06 billion tonnes +1.4%
2018 5.12 billion tonnes +1.2%
2019 5.19 billion tonnes +1.4%
2020 5.26 billion tonnes +1.3%
2021 5.31 billion tonnes +1.0%
2022 5.37 billion tonnes +1.1%
2023 5.43 billion tonnes +1.2%
2024 5.49 billion tonnes +1.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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
1906 +268.7% 13,885 tonnes 51,200 tonnes
1910 +114.9% 163,145 tonnes 350,588 tonnes
1907 +72.9% 51,200 tonnes 88,515 tonnes
1911 +63.4% 350,588 tonnes 572,742 tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 88,515 tonnes 13,885 tonnes 163,145 tonnes 5
1910s 1.93 million tonnes 350,588 tonnes 3.72 million tonnes 10
1920s 9.73 million tonnes 4.45 million tonnes 17.49 million tonnes 10
1930s 38.67 million tonnes 19.71 million tonnes 69.81 million tonnes 10
1940s 136.44 million tonnes 84.24 million tonnes 156.89 million tonnes 10
1950s 179.13 million tonnes 157.67 million tonnes 229.18 million tonnes 10
1960s 420.78 million tonnes 252.97 million tonnes 646.09 million tonnes 10
1970s 1.18 billion tonnes 719.56 million tonnes 1.67 billion tonnes 10
1980s 2.39 billion tonnes 1.78 billion tonnes 3.16 billion tonnes 10
1990s 3.67 billion tonnes 3.27 billion tonnes 3.98 billion tonnes 10
2000s 4.37 billion tonnes 4.05 billion tonnes 4.69 billion tonnes 10
2010s 4.95 billion tonnes 4.75 billion tonnes 5.19 billion tonnes 10
2020s 5.37 billion tonnes 5.26 billion tonnes 5.49 billion tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 36 Austria 5.75 billion tonnes compare
  2. 37 Pakistan 5.74 billion tonnes compare
  3. 38 Viet Nam 5.67 billion tonnes compare
  4. 40 Algeria 5.48 billion tonnes compare
  5. 41 Iraq 5.35 billion tonnes compare
  6. 42 Belarus 5.18 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More climate change data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

All data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 5.49 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 5.49 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 13,885 tonnes in 1905.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 120 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/cumulative-co2-emissions-gaps-filled/korea-dem-people-s-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/cumulative-co2-emissions-gaps-filled/korea-dem-people-s-rep/">Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

Computed from

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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.