Energy — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Energy — Emissions was 1.13 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.13 kt
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
11th
of 19 countries
All-time high
2.16 kt
in 1985
All-time low
0.621 kt
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0.511.52196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 1.13 kt.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 2.16 kt in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.621 kt, in 2015.

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

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

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (N2O) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.74 kt
1962 0.759 kt +2.6%
1963 0.772 kt +1.7%
1964 0.782 kt +1.3%
1965 0.792 kt +1.3%
1966 0.805 kt +1.6%
1967 0.824 kt +2.4%
1968 0.853 kt +3.5%
1969 0.893 kt +4.7%
1970 1.13 kt +26.5%
1971 1.13 kt +0.0%
1972 1.16 kt +2.7%
1973 1.19 kt +2.6%
1974 1.25 kt +5.0%
1975 1.3 kt +4.0%
1976 1.38 kt +6.2%
1977 1.46 kt +5.8%
1978 1.58 kt +8.2%
1979 1.74 kt +10.1%
1980 1.85 kt +6.3%
1981 1.89 kt +2.2%
1982 1.97 kt +4.2%
1983 2.03 kt +3.0%
1984 2.08 kt +2.5%
1985 2.16 kt +3.8%
1986 2.1 kt -2.8%
1987 2.03 kt -3.3%
1988 2.06 kt +1.5%
1989 2.06 kt +0.0%
1990 1.98 kt -3.9%
1991 1.81 kt -8.6%
1992 1.68 kt -7.2%
1993 1.56 kt -7.1%
1994 1.42 kt -9.0%
1995 1.35 kt -4.9%
1996 1.21 kt -10.4%
1997 1.14 kt -5.8%
1998 1.12 kt -1.8%
1999 1.17 kt +4.5%
2000 1.26 kt +7.7%
2001 1.29 kt +2.4%
2002 1.24 kt -3.9%
2003 1.27 kt +2.4%
2004 1.3 kt +2.4%
2005 1.35 kt +3.8%
2006 1.36 kt +0.7%
2007 1.16 kt -14.7%
2008 1.27 kt +9.5%
2009 1.23 kt -3.1%
2010 1.19 kt -3.3%
2011 0.893 kt -25.0%
2012 0.875 kt -2.0%
2013 0.706 kt -19.3%
2014 0.76 kt +7.6%
2015 0.621 kt -18.3%
2016 0.66 kt +6.3%
2017 1.26 kt +90.9%
2018 1.15 kt -8.7%
2019 1.26 kt +9.6%
2020 1.2 kt -4.8%
2021 1.02 kt -15.0%
2022 1.05 kt +2.9%
2023 1.13 kt +7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8022 kt 0.74 kt 0.893 kt 9
1970s 1.33 kt 1.13 kt 1.74 kt 10
1980s 2.02 kt 1.85 kt 2.16 kt 10
1990s 1.44 kt 1.12 kt 1.98 kt 10
2000s 1.27 kt 1.16 kt 1.36 kt 10
2010s 0.9375 kt 0.621 kt 1.26 kt 10
2020s 1.1 kt 1.02 kt 1.2 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.53 kt compare
  2. 8 Nigeria 21.8 kt compare
  3. 9 Japan 21 kt compare
  4. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 3.51 kt compare
  5. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.16 kt compare
  6. 10 Indonesia 19.8 kt compare
  7. 11 Philippines 19 kt compare
  8. 12 Republic of Korea 17.9 kt compare
  9. 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.1 kt compare
  10. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.647 kt compare
  11. 13 Australia and New Zealand 17.61 kt compare
  12. 14 Australia 16.3 kt compare
  13. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.534 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 1.13 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 2.16 kt in 1985.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.621 kt in 2015.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for energy — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th 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 up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (N2O)
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