Energy — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Energy — Emissions was 389 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
389 kt
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
9th
of 19 countries
All-time high
701 kt
in 1985
All-time low
128 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2023

200400600800196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 389 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 701 kt in 1985 and was at its lowest, 128 kt, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CH4) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 128 kt
1962 141 kt +10.2%
1963 147 kt +4.3%
1964 156 kt +6.1%
1965 185 kt +18.6%
1966 196 kt +5.9%
1967 211 kt +7.7%
1968 231 kt +9.5%
1969 247 kt +6.9%
1970 337 kt +36.4%
1971 337 kt +0.0%
1972 344 kt +2.1%
1973 349 kt +1.5%
1974 356 kt +2.0%
1975 362 kt +1.7%
1976 390 kt +7.7%
1977 417 kt +6.9%
1978 505 kt +21.1%
1979 538 kt +6.5%
1980 572 kt +6.3%
1981 600 kt +4.9%
1982 625 kt +4.2%
1983 650 kt +4.0%
1984 673 kt +3.5%
1985 701 kt +4.2%
1986 688 kt -1.9%
1987 668 kt -2.9%
1988 656 kt -1.8%
1989 641 kt -2.3%
1990 620 kt -3.3%
1991 588 kt -5.2%
1992 549 kt -6.6%
1993 513 kt -6.6%
1994 483 kt -5.8%
1995 454 kt -6.0%
1996 484 kt +6.6%
1997 475 kt -1.9%
1998 434 kt -8.6%
1999 485 kt +11.8%
2000 517 kt +6.6%
2001 530 kt +2.5%
2002 511 kt -3.6%
2003 525 kt +2.7%
2004 550 kt +4.8%
2005 597 kt +8.5%
2006 605 kt +1.3%
2007 528 kt -12.7%
2008 560 kt +6.1%
2009 546 kt -2.5%
2010 554 kt +1.5%
2011 529 kt -4.5%
2012 517 kt -2.3%
2013 529 kt +2.3%
2014 538 kt +1.7%
2015 527 kt -2.0%
2016 584 kt +10.8%
2017 535 kt -8.4%
2018 454 kt -15.1%
2019 504 kt +11.0%
2020 477 kt -5.4%
2021 398 kt -16.6%
2022 410 kt +3.0%
2023 389 kt -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 182.44 kt 128 kt 247 kt 9
1970s 393.5 kt 337 kt 538 kt 10
1980s 647.4 kt 572 kt 701 kt 10
1990s 508.5 kt 434 kt 620 kt 10
2000s 546.9 kt 511 kt 605 kt 10
2010s 527.1 kt 454 kt 584 kt 10
2020s 418.5 kt 389 kt 477 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 760 kt compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 8,920 kt compare
  3. 7 India 4,960 kt compare
  4. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 429 kt compare
  5. 8 Iraq 4,810 kt compare
  6. 9 Nigeria 4,030 kt compare
  7. 10 Saudi Arabia 2,390 kt compare
  8. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 368 kt compare
  9. 11 Canada 2,360 kt compare
  10. 11 Türkiye 316 kt compare
  11. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 84.8 kt compare
  12. 12 Australia and New Zealand 1,743 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Energy — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 389 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 701 kt in 1985.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 128 kt in 1961.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for energy — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 9th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf