Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in North Korea
North Korea: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in North Korea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
In 2024, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in North Korea stood at 0 °C per person. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in North Korea peaked at 0 °C per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 1960.
North Korea ranks 79th of 203 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.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | +14.5% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 °C per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 10.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0 °C per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 °C per person, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More climate change data for North Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 2.36 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in North Korea?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in North Korea was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1960.
- How does North Korea rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- North Korea ranks 79th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (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
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.