Per capita methane emissions in North Korea
North Korea: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7159 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7159
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
142nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.43
in 1850
All-time low
0.6136
in 1953
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in North Korea, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in North Korea stood at 0.7159.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in North Korea peaked at 2.43 in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.6136, in 1953.
That places North Korea 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.43 | — |
| 1851 | 2.42 | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 2.41 | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 2.4 | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 2.4 | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 2.39 | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 2.38 | -0.3% |
| 1857 | 2.37 | -0.3% |
| 1858 | 2.37 | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 2.36 | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 2.35 | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 2.35 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 2.34 | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 2.33 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 2.33 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 2.32 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 2.31 | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 2.3 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 2.3 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 2.29 | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 2.28 | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 2.28 | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 2.27 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 2.27 | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 2.26 | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 2.26 | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 2.25 | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 2.25 | -0.2% |
| 1878 | 2.24 | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 2.24 | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 2.23 | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 2.22 | -0.5% |
| 1882 | 2.21 | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 2.19 | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 2.18 | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 2.17 | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 2.16 | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 2.15 | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 2.14 | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 2.13 | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 2.11 | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 2.1 | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 2.09 | -0.5% |
| 1893 | 2.08 | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 2.07 | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 2.06 | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 2.05 | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 2.04 | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 2.03 | -0.5% |
| 1899 | 2.02 | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 2.01 | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 2 | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 1.99 | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 1.98 | -0.5% |
| 1904 | 1.97 | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 1.96 | -0.5% |
| 1906 | 1.95 | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 1.94 | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 1.93 | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 1.92 | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 1.9 | -1.0% |
| 1911 | 1.88 | -1.2% |
| 1912 | 1.85 | -1.4% |
| 1913 | 1.82 | -1.6% |
| 1914 | 1.8 | -1.2% |
| 1915 | 1.78 | -1.3% |
| 1916 | 1.76 | -1.2% |
| 1917 | 1.74 | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 1.72 | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 1.71 | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 1.69 | -0.9% |
| 1921 | 1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | 1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | 1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | 1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | 1.69 | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 1.68 | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 1.68 | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 1.67 | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 1.67 | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 1.66 | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 1.65 | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 1.64 | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 1.63 | -0.7% |
| 1934 | 1.62 | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 1.61 | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 1.6 | -0.8% |
| 1937 | 1.58 | -0.8% |
| 1938 | 1.57 | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 1.56 | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 1.55 | -0.6% |
| 1941 | 1.41 | -9.0% |
| 1942 | 1.29 | -8.4% |
| 1943 | 1.19 | -8.0% |
| 1944 | 1.1 | -7.7% |
| 1945 | 1.03 | -6.5% |
| 1946 | 0.9641 | -6.1% |
| 1947 | 0.8914 | -7.5% |
| 1948 | 0.8329 | -6.6% |
| 1949 | 0.7727 | -7.2% |
| 1950 | 0.6459 | -16.4% |
| 1951 | 0.6379 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.6257 | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.6136 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.6286 | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 0.6482 | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 0.6576 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.6735 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.7054 | +4.7% |
| 1959 | 0.7361 | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 0.7663 | +4.1% |
| 1961 | 0.7574 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.7862 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7921 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8086 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.862 | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.8792 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8958 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9221 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.9488 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 1.08 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.08 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.08 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.09 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.14 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.18 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.32 | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 1.37 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.41 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.44 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.46 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.48 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.5 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.53 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.49 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.45 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.42 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.37 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.31 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.24 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.16 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.03 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9738 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9862 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9656 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8995 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9622 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9899 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.01 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9844 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9985 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.08 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9849 | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9973 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9686 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9502 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9557 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9581 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9313 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9963 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9373 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.84 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8945 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8622 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7774 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7868 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7619 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7159 | -6.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.7159 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.7159 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.39 | 2.36 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.32 | 2.29 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.26 | 2.24 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.18 | 2.13 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.07 | 2.02 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.96 | 1.92 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.8 | 1.71 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.69 | 1.67 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.1 | 0.7727 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6572 | 0.6136 | 0.7361 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8419 | 0.7574 | 0.9488 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 1.37 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 0.8995 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.9844 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9433 | 0.84 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7808 | 0.7159 | 0.8622 | 5 |
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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 per capita methane emissions in North Korea?
- Per capita methane emissions in North Korea was 0.7159 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6136 in 1953.
- How does North Korea rank for per capita methane emissions?
- North Korea ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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