Global warming land in North Korea
North Korea: Global warming land was 0.0008 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Global warming land in North Korea, 1851–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, global warming land in North Korea stood at 0.0008. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming land in North Korea peaked at 0.0008 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1851.
North Korea ranks 90th of 201 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.
Global warming land in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | +98.4% |
| 1853 | 0 | +47.8% |
| 1854 | 0 | +32.1% |
| 1855 | 0 | +24.8% |
| 1856 | 0 | +19.3% |
| 1857 | 0 | +16.4% |
| 1858 | 0 | +14.3% |
| 1859 | 0 | +12.1% |
| 1860 | 0 | +11.1% |
| 1861 | 0 | +9.3% |
| 1862 | 0 | +8.9% |
| 1863 | 0 | +7.8% |
| 1864 | 0 | +7.6% |
| 1865 | 0 | +6.8% |
| 1866 | 0 | +6.3% |
| 1867 | 0 | +5.9% |
| 1868 | 0 | +5.7% |
| 1869 | 0 | +5.4% |
| 1870 | 0 | +5.5% |
| 1871 | 0 | +5.3% |
| 1872 | 0 | +4.5% |
| 1873 | 0 | +4.3% |
| 1874 | 0 | +4.0% |
| 1875 | 0 | +4.1% |
| 1876 | 0 | +3.9% |
| 1877 | 0 | +3.6% |
| 1878 | 0 | +3.5% |
| 1879 | 0 | +3.3% |
| 1880 | 0 | +3.5% |
| 1881 | 0 | +3.2% |
| 1882 | 0 | +2.9% |
| 1883 | 0 | +3.0% |
| 1884 | 0 | +3.0% |
| 1885 | 0 | +3.0% |
| 1886 | 0 | +3.0% |
| 1887 | 0 | +2.8% |
| 1888 | 0 | +2.8% |
| 1889 | 0 | +3.0% |
| 1890 | 0 | +2.8% |
| 1891 | 0 | +2.7% |
| 1892 | 0 | +2.5% |
| 1893 | 0.0001 | +2.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0001 | +2.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0001 | +2.5% |
| 1896 | 0.0001 | +2.4% |
| 1897 | 0.0001 | +2.5% |
| 1898 | 0.0001 | +2.4% |
| 1899 | 0.0001 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0001 | +2.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0001 | +2.5% |
| 1902 | 0.0001 | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 0.0001 | +2.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0001 | +2.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0001 | +2.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0001 | +2.4% |
| 1907 | 0.0001 | +2.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0001 | +2.4% |
| 1909 | 0.0001 | +2.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0001 | +4.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0001 | +4.7% |
| 1912 | 0.0001 | +5.0% |
| 1913 | 0.0001 | +5.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0001 | +5.6% |
| 1915 | 0.0001 | +5.6% |
| 1916 | 0.0001 | +5.7% |
| 1917 | 0.0001 | +5.7% |
| 1918 | 0.0001 | +5.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0001 | +5.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0001 | +5.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0001 | +5.2% |
| 1922 | 0.0001 | +5.1% |
| 1923 | 0.0002 | +4.9% |
| 1924 | 0.0002 | +4.8% |
| 1925 | 0.0002 | +4.8% |
| 1926 | 0.0002 | +4.6% |
| 1927 | 0.0002 | +4.5% |
| 1928 | 0.0002 | +4.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0002 | +4.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0002 | +4.2% |
| 1931 | 0.0002 | +4.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0002 | +3.9% |
| 1933 | 0.0002 | +3.8% |
| 1934 | 0.0002 | +3.7% |
| 1935 | 0.0003 | +3.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0003 | +3.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0003 | +3.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0003 | +3.3% |
| 1939 | 0.0003 | +3.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0003 | +3.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0003 | +3.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0003 | +2.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0003 | +2.6% |
| 1944 | 0.0003 | +2.4% |
| 1945 | 0.0003 | +2.3% |
| 1946 | 0.0003 | +2.1% |
| 1947 | 0.0004 | +1.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0004 | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0004 | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 0.0004 | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0004 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0004 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0004 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0004 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0004 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0004 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0004 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0004 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0004 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0004 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 | +0.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0008 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0012, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0008 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global warming land 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +98.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 1853 | +47.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1854 | +32.1% | 0 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 | 0.0004 | 0.0005 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0006 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 | 0.0006 | 0.0006 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 | 0.0007 | 0.0008 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More climate change data for North Korea
- Share co2 vs population 0.1917 (2100)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -10.68 % change on previous year (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 64.2% (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming land in North Korea?
- Global warming land in North Korea was 0.0008 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming land recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming land recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1851.
- How does North Korea rank for global warming land?
- North Korea ranks 90th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming land rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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