emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in North Korea

North Korea: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was -0.8934 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
-0.8934 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 92.9%
World rank
151st
of 219 countries
All-time high
51.71 % change on previous year
in 2017
All-time low
-29.63 % change on previous year
in 1997
Years of data
272
1751–2022

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in North Korea, 1751–2022

-200204060175118862022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

North Korea recorded -0.8934 % change on previous year for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in 2022.

That represents a change of up 92.9% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in North Korea peaked at 51.71 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -29.63 % change on previous year, in 1997.

North Korea ranks 151st of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in North Korea, 1751 to 2022.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 0.0506 % change on previous year —
1752 0.0505 % change on previous year -0.1%
1753 0.0501 % change on previous year -0.9%
1754 0.0501 % change on previous year -0.1%
1755 0.0501 % change on previous year -0.0%
1756 0.05 % change on previous year -0.1%
1757 0.05 % change on previous year -0.0%
1758 0.0496 % change on previous year -0.9%
1759 0.0495 % change on previous year -0.0%
1760 0.0495 % change on previous year -0.0%
1761 0.0454 % change on previous year -8.4%
1762 0.0453 % change on previous year -0.0%
1763 0.0453 % change on previous year -0.0%
1764 0.0449 % change on previous year -1.0%
1765 0.0449 % change on previous year -0.0%
1766 0.0449 % change on previous year -0.0%
1767 0.0448 % change on previous year -0.0%
1768 0.0444 % change on previous year -1.0%
1769 0.0444 % change on previous year -0.0%
1770 0.0444 % change on previous year -0.0%
1771 0.0398 % change on previous year -10.2%
1772 0.0398 % change on previous year -0.0%
1773 0.0394 % change on previous year -1.1%
1774 0.0398 % change on previous year +1.0%
1775 0.0389 % change on previous year -2.1%
1776 0.0393 % change on previous year +1.0%
1777 0.0389 % change on previous year -1.1%
1778 0.0389 % change on previous year -0.0%
1779 0.0389 % change on previous year -0.0%
1780 0.0385 % change on previous year -1.1%
1781 0.0335 % change on previous year -12.8%
1782 0.0335 % change on previous year -0.0%
1783 0.0335 % change on previous year -0.0%
1784 0.0331 % change on previous year -1.3%
1785 0.0331 % change on previous year -0.0%
1786 0.0327 % change on previous year -1.3%
1787 0.0331 % change on previous year +1.2%
1788 0.0322 % change on previous year -2.5%
1789 0.0326 % change on previous year +1.2%
1790 0.0322 % change on previous year -1.3%
1791 0.0269 % change on previous year -16.5%
1792 0.0265 % change on previous year -1.5%
1793 0.0261 % change on previous year -1.6%
1794 0.0265 % change on previous year +1.5%
1795 0.0261 % change on previous year -1.6%
1796 0.0261 % change on previous year -0.0%
1797 0.0256 % change on previous year -1.6%
1798 0.0256 % change on previous year -0.0%
1799 0.0252 % change on previous year -1.6%
1800 0.0252 % change on previous year -0.0%
1801 0.0191 % change on previous year -24.2%
1802 0.0191 % change on previous year -0.0%
1803 0.0187 % change on previous year -2.1%
1804 0.0183 % change on previous year -2.2%
1805 0.0183 % change on previous year -0.0%
1806 0.0183 % change on previous year -0.0%
1807 0.0179 % change on previous year -2.2%
1808 0.0179 % change on previous year -0.0%
1809 0.0179 % change on previous year -0.0%
1810 0.0175 % change on previous year -2.3%
1811 0.0101 % change on previous year -41.9%
1812 0.0106 % change on previous year +4.0%
1813 0.0101 % change on previous year -3.9%
1814 0.0097 % change on previous year -4.0%
1815 0.0097 % change on previous year -0.0%
1816 0.0097 % change on previous year -0.0%
1817 0.0093 % change on previous year -4.2%
1818 0.0089 % change on previous year -4.4%
1819 0.0089 % change on previous year -0.0%
1820 0.0089 % change on previous year -0.0%
1821 0.0191 % change on previous year +113.6%
1822 0.0186 % change on previous year -2.1%
1823 0.0186 % change on previous year -0.0%
1824 0.0182 % change on previous year -2.2%
1825 0.0178 % change on previous year -2.2%
1826 0.0178 % change on previous year -0.0%
1827 0.0174 % change on previous year -2.3%
1828 0.0174 % change on previous year -0.0%
1829 0.017 % change on previous year -2.3%
1830 0.0166 % change on previous year -2.4%
1831 -0.0903 % change on previous year -643.8%
1832 -0.0907 % change on previous year +0.5%
1833 -0.0908 % change on previous year +0.1%
1834 -0.0913 % change on previous year +0.5%
1835 -0.091 % change on previous year -0.4%
1836 -0.0911 % change on previous year +0.1%
1837 -0.0916 % change on previous year +0.5%
1838 -0.0912 % change on previous year -0.4%
1839 -0.0917 % change on previous year +0.5%
1840 -0.0918 % change on previous year +0.1%
1841 -0.1025 % change on previous year +11.7%
1842 -0.1026 % change on previous year +0.1%
1843 -0.1027 % change on previous year +0.1%
1844 -0.1028 % change on previous year +0.1%
1845 -0.1033 % change on previous year +0.5%
1846 -0.103 % change on previous year -0.3%
1847 -0.1036 % change on previous year +0.5%
1848 -0.1037 % change on previous year +0.1%
1849 -0.1034 % change on previous year -0.3%
1850 -0.1039 % change on previous year +0.5%
1851 -0.0062 % change on previous year -94.0%
1852 -0.0062 % change on previous year +0.0%
1853 -0.0062 % change on previous year +0.0%
1854 -0.0058 % change on previous year -6.7%
1855 -0.0058 % change on previous year +0.0%
1856 -0.0058 % change on previous year +0.0%
1857 -0.0058 % change on previous year +0.0%
1858 -0.0058 % change on previous year +0.0%
1859 -0.0054 % change on previous year -7.1%
1860 -0.0054 % change on previous year +0.0%
1861 -0.0128 % change on previous year +138.5%
1862 -0.0128 % change on previous year +0.0%
1863 -0.0128 % change on previous year +0.0%
1864 -0.0124 % change on previous year -3.2%
1865 -0.0124 % change on previous year +0.0%
1866 -0.0124 % change on previous year +0.0%
1867 -0.0128 % change on previous year +3.3%
1868 -0.0124 % change on previous year -3.2%
1869 -0.012 % change on previous year -3.3%
1870 -0.0124 % change on previous year +3.5%
1871 0.308 % change on previous year -2583.6%
1872 0.3083 % change on previous year +0.1%
1873 0.309 % change on previous year +0.2%
1874 0.3093 % change on previous year +0.1%
1875 0.3099 % change on previous year +0.2%
1876 0.3106 % change on previous year +0.2%
1877 0.3109 % change on previous year +0.1%
1878 0.3115 % change on previous year +0.2%
1879 0.3118 % change on previous year +0.1%
1880 0.3128 % change on previous year +0.3%
1881 -0.1603 % change on previous year -151.3%
1882 -0.1602 % change on previous year -0.1%
1883 -0.16 % change on previous year -0.1%
1884 -0.1599 % change on previous year -0.1%
1885 -0.1593 % change on previous year -0.3%
1886 -0.1596 % change on previous year +0.2%
1887 -0.159 % change on previous year -0.3%
1888 -0.1589 % change on previous year -0.1%
1889 -0.1587 % change on previous year -0.1%
1890 -0.1586 % change on previous year -0.1%
1891 -0.1674 % change on previous year +5.6%
1892 -0.1673 % change on previous year -0.1%
1893 -0.1667 % change on previous year -0.3%
1894 -0.1666 % change on previous year -0.1%
1895 -0.1665 % change on previous year -0.1%
1896 -0.1663 % change on previous year -0.1%
1897 -0.1658 % change on previous year -0.3%
1898 -0.1661 % change on previous year +0.2%
1899 -0.1655 % change on previous year -0.3%
1900 -0.1654 % change on previous year -0.1%
1901 -0.1255 % change on previous year -24.1%
1902 -0.1248 % change on previous year -0.5%
1903 -0.1191 % change on previous year -4.5%
1904 -0.1176 % change on previous year -1.3%
1905 -0.1136 % change on previous year -3.4%
1906 -0.1179 % change on previous year +3.8%
1907 -0.1159 % change on previous year -1.7%
1908 -0.1144 % change on previous year -1.3%
1909 -0.0631 % change on previous year -44.8%
1910 -0.0937 % change on previous year +48.4%
1911 -0.7507 % change on previous year +701.2%
1912 -0.6526 % change on previous year -13.1%
1913 -0.566 % change on previous year -13.3%
1914 0.1516 % change on previous year -126.8%
1915 0.0222 % change on previous year -85.4%
1916 0.1398 % change on previous year +530.6%
1917 -0.0379 % change on previous year -127.1%
1918 0.5694 % change on previous year -1602.8%
1919 0.4108 % change on previous year -27.9%
1920 0.4597 % change on previous year +11.9%
1921 1.62 % change on previous year +252.2%
1922 1.61 % change on previous year -0.7%
1923 1.72 % change on previous year +6.7%
1924 1.66 % change on previous year -3.3%
1925 1.92 % change on previous year +15.5%
1926 1.28 % change on previous year -33.4%
1927 1.25 % change on previous year -2.1%
1928 1.42 % change on previous year +13.8%
1929 1.46 % change on previous year +3.0%
1930 1.15 % change on previous year -21.6%
1931 0.9307 % change on previous year -19.0%
1932 1.25 % change on previous year +34.3%
1933 1.31 % change on previous year +4.5%
1934 1.76 % change on previous year +34.4%
1935 1.51 % change on previous year -13.8%
1936 1.25 % change on previous year -17.3%
1937 0.893 % change on previous year -28.6%
1938 2.85 % change on previous year +219.5%
1939 2.59 % change on previous year -9.3%
1940 4.2 % change on previous year +62.5%
1941 -9.12 % change on previous year -316.9%
1942 -7.64 % change on previous year -16.2%
1943 -9.18 % change on previous year +20.1%
1944 -6.92 % change on previous year -24.5%
1945 -23.85 % change on previous year +244.5%
1946 -4.36 % change on previous year -81.7%
1947 -7.31 % change on previous year +67.5%
1948 -3.94 % change on previous year -46.0%
1949 -6.25 % change on previous year +58.4%
1950 27.52 % change on previous year -540.5%
1951 -6.56 % change on previous year -123.8%
1952 -22.96 % change on previous year +250.3%
1953 2.11 % change on previous year -109.2%
1954 14.59 % change on previous year +591.4%
1955 8.27 % change on previous year -43.3%
1956 9.84 % change on previous year +18.9%
1957 12.29 % change on previous year +24.9%
1958 22.87 % change on previous year +86.1%
1959 13.32 % change on previous year -41.8%
1960 0.3556 % change on previous year -97.3%
1961 23.85 % change on previous year +6606.2%
1962 23.37 % change on previous year -2.0%
1963 5.86 % change on previous year -74.9%
1964 -3.02 % change on previous year -151.5%
1965 4.9 % change on previous year -262.3%
1966 6.1 % change on previous year +24.4%
1967 13.24 % change on previous year +117.1%
1968 34.84 % change on previous year +163.2%
1969 8.77 % change on previous year -74.8%
1970 12.49 % change on previous year +42.4%
1971 -7.06 % change on previous year -156.5%
1972 5.96 % change on previous year -184.5%
1973 6.23 % change on previous year +4.5%
1974 17.48 % change on previous year +180.6%
1975 7.49 % change on previous year -57.1%
1976 -0.61 % change on previous year -108.1%
1977 5.16 % change on previous year -945.2%
1978 24.59 % change on previous year +377.0%
1979 19.67 % change on previous year -20.0%
1980 -0.7104 % change on previous year -103.6%
1981 -3.13 % change on previous year +341.0%
1982 0.2652 % change on previous year -108.5%
1983 0.1151 % change on previous year -56.6%
1984 0.2347 % change on previous year +104.0%
1985 -0.3113 % change on previous year -232.6%
1986 -3.83 % change on previous year +1130.2%
1987 1.37 % change on previous year -135.8%
1988 3.23 % change on previous year +135.9%
1989 1.81 % change on previous year -44.0%
1990 2.58 % change on previous year +42.5%
1991 -18.79 % change on previous year -828.8%
1992 -16.83 % change on previous year -10.4%
1993 -11.1 % change on previous year -34.1%
1994 -26.1 % change on previous year +135.1%
1995 2.77 % change on previous year -110.6%
1996 -19.97 % change on previous year -819.9%
1997 -29.63 % change on previous year +48.4%
1998 12.12 % change on previous year -140.9%
1999 -22.61 % change on previous year -286.6%
2000 20.57 % change on previous year -191.0%
2001 1.92 % change on previous year -90.7%
2002 -2.83 % change on previous year -247.2%
2003 1.43 % change on previous year -150.6%
2004 1.24 % change on previous year -13.2%
2005 4.15 % change on previous year +234.1%
2006 -8.28 % change on previous year -299.5%
2007 -9.53 % change on previous year +15.1%
2008 4.55 % change on previous year -147.8%
2009 -7.5 % change on previous year -264.8%
2010 -6.4 % change on previous year -14.7%
2011 -22.21 % change on previous year +247.3%
2012 -5.07 % change on previous year -77.2%
2013 -17.87 % change on previous year +252.2%
2014 0.3053 % change on previous year -101.7%
2015 -18.84 % change on previous year -6272.2%
2016 -0.5591 % change on previous year -97.0%
2017 51.71 % change on previous year -9347.5%
2018 -12.69 % change on previous year -124.6%
2019 4.19 % change on previous year -133.0%
2020 -7.54 % change on previous year -279.8%
2021 -12.64 % change on previous year +67.7%
2022 -0.8934 % change on previous year -92.9%

North Korea compared with similar countries

  • North Korea's -0.8934 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8496 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
  • North Korea's -0.8934 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.94 % change on previous year, 46% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +9347.5% -0.5591 % change on previous year 51.71 % change on previous year
1961 +6606.2% 0.3556 % change on previous year 23.85 % change on previous year
2015 -6272.2% 0.3053 % change on previous year -18.84 % change on previous year
1871 +2583.6% -0.0124 % change on previous year 0.308 % change on previous year
1918 +1602.8% -0.0379 % change on previous year 0.5694 % change on previous year
1986 -1130.2% -0.3113 % change on previous year -3.83 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.0501 % change on previous year 0.0495 % change on previous year 0.0506 % change on previous year 9
1760s 0.0454 % change on previous year 0.0444 % change on previous year 0.0495 % change on previous year 10
1770s 0.0398 % change on previous year 0.0389 % change on previous year 0.0444 % change on previous year 10
1780s 0.0336 % change on previous year 0.0322 % change on previous year 0.0385 % change on previous year 10
1790s 0.0267 % change on previous year 0.0252 % change on previous year 0.0322 % change on previous year 10
1800s 0.0191 % change on previous year 0.0179 % change on previous year 0.0252 % change on previous year 10
1810s 0.0105 % change on previous year 0.0089 % change on previous year 0.0175 % change on previous year 10
1820s 0.0171 % change on previous year 0.0089 % change on previous year 0.0191 % change on previous year 10
1830s -0.0803 % change on previous year -0.0917 % change on previous year 0.0166 % change on previous year 10
1840s -0.1019 % change on previous year -0.1037 % change on previous year -0.0918 % change on previous year 10
1850s -0.0157 % change on previous year -0.1039 % change on previous year -0.0054 % change on previous year 10
1860s -0.0118 % change on previous year -0.0128 % change on previous year -0.0054 % change on previous year 10
1870s 0.2777 % change on previous year -0.0124 % change on previous year 0.3118 % change on previous year 10
1880s -0.1123 % change on previous year -0.1603 % change on previous year 0.3128 % change on previous year 10
1890s -0.1657 % change on previous year -0.1674 % change on previous year -0.1586 % change on previous year 10
1900s -0.1177 % change on previous year -0.1654 % change on previous year -0.0631 % change on previous year 10
1910s -0.0807 % change on previous year -0.7507 % change on previous year 0.5694 % change on previous year 10
1920s 1.44 % change on previous year 0.4597 % change on previous year 1.92 % change on previous year 10
1930s 1.55 % change on previous year 0.893 % change on previous year 2.85 % change on previous year 10
1940s -7.44 % change on previous year -23.85 % change on previous year 4.2 % change on previous year 10
1950s 8.13 % change on previous year -22.96 % change on previous year 27.52 % change on previous year 10
1960s 11.83 % change on previous year -3.02 % change on previous year 34.84 % change on previous year 10
1970s 9.14 % change on previous year -7.06 % change on previous year 24.59 % change on previous year 10
1980s -0.0958 % change on previous year -3.83 % change on previous year 3.23 % change on previous year 10
1990s -12.76 % change on previous year -29.63 % change on previous year 12.12 % change on previous year 10
2000s 0.5735 % change on previous year -9.53 % change on previous year 20.57 % change on previous year 10
2010s -2.74 % change on previous year -22.21 % change on previous year 51.71 % change on previous year 10
2020s -7.02 % change on previous year -12.64 % change on previous year -0.8934 % change on previous year 3

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 148 Sri Lanka -0.7206 % change on previous year compare
  2. 149 Kiribati -0.7371 % change on previous year compare
  3. 150 Algeria -0.7883 % change on previous year compare
  4. 152 Tonga -0.9051 % change on previous year compare
  5. 153 Vietnam -0.9171 % change on previous year compare
  6. 154 Switzerland -0.9231 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in North Korea?
Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in North Korea was -0.8934 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 51.71 % change on previous year in 2017.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was -29.63 % change on previous year in 1997.
How does North Korea rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
North Korea ranks 151st out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Korea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.