Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 264.98 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 264.98 tonnes per person for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea peaked at 264.98 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.55 tonnes per person, in 1960.
North Korea ranks 89th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.55 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 85.65 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 86.96 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 88.15 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 89.31 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 91.04 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 92.73 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 94.35 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 96.27 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 98.57 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 101.4 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 106.12 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 110.07 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 114.14 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 118.74 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 123.6 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 128.59 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 133.86 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 138.72 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 144.21 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 149.26 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 154.02 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 158.7 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 163.64 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 168.9 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 174.35 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 180.22 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 186.79 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 194.28 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 202.04 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 205.31 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 208.06 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 209.96 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 212.18 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 213.48 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 214.72 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 215.98 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 217.24 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 218.46 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 220.02 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 221.89 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 223.99 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 226.13 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 228.23 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 230.51 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 232.91 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 235.42 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 237.84 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 240.4 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 242.83 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 244.95 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 246.38 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 247.69 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 248.49 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 249.35 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 249.86 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 250.44 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 252.42 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 254.14 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 256.19 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 258.13 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 259.61 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 261.2 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 263.05 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 264.98 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 264.98 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.44 tonnes per person, 4.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 264.98 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 260.12 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.76 tonnes per person | 84.55 tonnes per person | 98.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 121.95 tonnes per person | 101.4 tonnes per person | 144.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 173.22 tonnes per person | 149.26 tonnes per person | 202.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 213.54 tonnes per person | 205.31 tonnes per person | 220.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 232.01 tonnes per person | 221.89 tonnes per person | 242.83 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 249.99 tonnes per person | 244.95 tonnes per person | 256.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 261.39 tonnes per person | 258.13 tonnes per person | 264.98 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More climate change data for North Korea
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9637 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in North Korea was 264.98 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 264.98 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.55 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does North Korea rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.