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Share global ghg emissions in North Korea

North Korea: Share global ghg emissions was 0.165 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.165
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
65th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6829
in 1989
All-time low
0.0803
in 1953
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in North Korea, 1850–2024

00.20.40.6185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in North Korea is 0.165, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in North Korea peaked at 0.6829 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0803, in 1953.

That places North Korea 65th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in North Korea, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.3013 —
1851 0.2957 -1.9%
1852 0.2871 -2.9%
1853 0.2824 -1.6%
1854 0.2761 -2.2%
1855 0.2735 -1.0%
1856 0.269 -1.6%
1857 0.2664 -1.0%
1858 0.2655 -0.4%
1859 0.2597 -2.2%
1860 0.273 +5.1%
1861 0.275 +0.7%
1862 0.2811 +2.2%
1863 0.2784 -0.9%
1864 0.2767 -0.6%
1865 0.2773 +0.2%
1866 0.2738 -1.3%
1867 0.2743 +0.2%
1868 0.2743 +0.0%
1869 0.2731 -0.5%
1870 0.2558 -6.3%
1871 0.2506 -2.0%
1872 0.234 -6.6%
1873 0.2301 -1.7%
1874 0.2264 -1.6%
1875 0.2256 -0.4%
1876 0.2228 -1.2%
1877 0.2164 -2.9%
1878 0.2146 -0.9%
1879 0.21 -2.1%
1880 0.2079 -1.0%
1881 0.2055 -1.1%
1882 0.198 -3.6%
1883 0.196 -1.0%
1884 0.1965 +0.2%
1885 0.1957 -0.4%
1886 0.1972 +0.7%
1887 0.192 -2.6%
1888 0.1889 -1.6%
1889 0.191 +1.1%
1890 0.179 -6.3%
1891 0.1737 -3.0%
1892 0.1717 -1.1%
1893 0.1699 -1.0%
1894 0.1671 -1.7%
1895 0.1676 +0.3%
1896 0.1657 -1.1%
1897 0.1643 -0.8%
1898 0.1614 -1.8%
1899 0.1572 -2.6%
1900 0.1557 -1.0%
1901 0.1534 -1.5%
1902 0.1526 -0.5%
1903 0.1474 -3.4%
1904 0.1455 -1.3%
1905 0.1429 -1.8%
1906 0.1414 -1.0%
1907 0.1353 -4.3%
1908 0.1375 +1.6%
1909 0.1363 -0.9%
1910 0.1696 +24.4%
1911 0.1772 +4.5%
1912 0.1834 +3.5%
1913 0.1866 +1.7%
1914 0.2041 +9.3%
1915 0.2125 +4.1%
1916 0.2133 +0.4%
1917 0.2121 -0.5%
1918 0.2253 +6.2%
1919 0.2459 +9.1%
1920 0.2238 -9.0%
1921 0.2323 +3.8%
1922 0.2295 -1.2%
1923 0.2211 -3.6%
1924 0.225 +1.8%
1925 0.2309 +2.6%
1926 0.2351 +1.8%
1927 0.2281 -3.0%
1928 0.2334 +2.3%
1929 0.2297 -1.6%
1930 0.2377 +3.5%
1931 0.2457 +3.4%
1932 0.2584 +5.2%
1933 0.2611 +1.0%
1934 0.262 +0.3%
1935 0.2678 +2.2%
1936 0.2629 -1.8%
1937 0.2626 -0.1%
1938 0.2845 +8.3%
1939 0.3018 +6.1%
1940 0.3121 +3.4%
1941 0.3091 -0.9%
1942 0.3127 +1.2%
1943 0.3004 -3.9%
1944 0.2973 -1.0%
1945 0.1824 -38.6%
1946 0.174 -4.6%
1947 0.1591 -8.6%
1948 0.1605 +0.8%
1949 0.162 +0.9%
1950 0.1136 -29.9%
1951 0.0973 -14.3%
1952 0.0821 -15.7%
1953 0.0803 -2.1%
1954 0.0991 +23.4%
1955 0.1128 +13.8%
1956 0.1207 +7.0%
1957 0.1365 +13.1%
1958 0.1552 +13.7%
1959 0.1652 +6.4%
1960 0.178 +7.7%
1961 0.1922 +8.0%
1962 0.2113 +9.9%
1963 0.218 +3.2%
1964 0.2252 +3.3%
1965 0.262 +16.3%
1966 0.2717 +3.7%
1967 0.281 +3.4%
1968 0.3021 +7.5%
1969 0.3101 +2.7%
1970 0.3426 +10.5%
1971 0.4525 +32.1%
1972 0.4009 -11.4%
1973 0.4034 +0.6%
1974 0.4213 +4.4%
1975 0.4382 +4.0%
1976 0.4361 -0.5%
1977 0.4385 +0.5%
1978 0.4236 -3.4%
1979 0.4573 +8.0%
1980 0.455 -0.5%
1981 0.4688 +3.0%
1982 0.4846 +3.4%
1983 0.5043 +4.1%
1984 0.5175 +2.6%
1985 0.5284 +2.1%
1986 0.5553 +5.1%
1987 0.6025 +8.5%
1988 0.6595 +9.5%
1989 0.6829 +3.5%
1990 0.4316 -36.8%
1991 0.4089 -5.3%
1992 0.3697 -9.6%
1993 0.3762 +1.8%
1994 0.3149 -16.3%
1995 0.2818 -10.5%
1996 0.2509 -10.9%
1997 0.2353 -6.2%
1998 0.2294 -2.5%
1999 0.2442 +6.5%
2000 0.2544 +4.2%
2001 0.2647 +4.0%
2002 0.2473 -6.6%
2003 0.2386 -3.5%
2004 0.2559 +7.2%
2005 0.2555 -0.1%
2006 0.2503 -2.0%
2007 0.2302 -8.0%
2008 0.2362 +2.6%
2009 0.229 -3.0%
2010 0.2065 -9.8%
2011 0.1676 -18.9%
2012 0.1599 -4.6%
2013 0.1389 -13.1%
2014 0.1436 +3.4%
2015 0.1266 -11.9%
2016 0.1366 +8.0%
2017 0.2016 +47.6%
2018 0.1807 -10.4%
2019 0.1946 +7.7%
2020 0.1921 -1.3%
2021 0.1567 -18.4%
2022 0.161 +2.8%
2023 0.1677 +4.2%
2024 0.165 -1.7%

North Korea compared with similar countries

  • North Korea's 0.165 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0958, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • North Korea's 0.165 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1124, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +47.6% 0.1366 0.2016
1945 -38.6% 0.2973 0.1824
1990 -36.8% 0.6829 0.4316
1971 +32.1% 0.3426 0.4525
1950 -29.9% 0.162 0.1136

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2777 0.2597 0.3013 10
1860s 0.2757 0.273 0.2811 10
1870s 0.2286 0.21 0.2558 10
1880s 0.1969 0.1889 0.2079 10
1890s 0.1678 0.1572 0.179 10
1900s 0.1448 0.1353 0.1557 10
1910s 0.203 0.1696 0.2459 10
1920s 0.2289 0.2211 0.2351 10
1930s 0.2644 0.2377 0.3018 10
1940s 0.237 0.1591 0.3127 10
1950s 0.1163 0.0803 0.1652 10
1960s 0.2451 0.178 0.3101 10
1970s 0.4214 0.3426 0.4573 10
1980s 0.5459 0.455 0.6829 10
1990s 0.3143 0.2294 0.4316 10
2000s 0.2462 0.229 0.2647 10
2010s 0.1656 0.1266 0.2065 10
2020s 0.1685 0.1567 0.1921 5

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 62 Belarus 0.1738 compare
  2. 63 Cambodia 0.1687 compare
  3. 64 Romania 0.1658 compare
  4. 66 Finland 0.1616 compare
  5. 67 Czechia 0.1551 compare
  6. 68 New Zealand 0.1505 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in North Korea?
Share global ghg emissions in North Korea was 0.165 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.6829 in 1989.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0803 in 1953.
How does North Korea rank for share global ghg emissions?
North Korea ranks 65th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Korea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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