Share nitrous oxide emissions in North Korea
North Korea: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0658 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0658
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
117th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4324
in 1988
All-time low
0.0658
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share nitrous oxide emissions in North Korea, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0658 for share nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in North Korea peaked at 0.4324 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0658, in 2024.
North Korea ranks 117th 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.
Share nitrous oxide emissions in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1272 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1266 | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.1261 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.1256 | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.1252 | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.1249 | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1247 | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.1246 | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.1246 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1248 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.125 | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.1254 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.1258 | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1262 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.1267 | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.1271 | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.1275 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.1279 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1283 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1287 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.129 | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1286 | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.1268 | -1.3% |
| 1873 | 0.1243 | -2.0% |
| 1874 | 0.1214 | -2.3% |
| 1875 | 0.1185 | -2.4% |
| 1876 | 0.1158 | -2.3% |
| 1877 | 0.1134 | -2.0% |
| 1878 | 0.1116 | -1.6% |
| 1879 | 0.1103 | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 0.1097 | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.1096 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.1095 | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.1094 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.1095 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1095 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.1096 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.1096 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.1097 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.1097 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.1089 | -0.7% |
| 1891 | 0.109 | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.1091 | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.1092 | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.1093 | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.1095 | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1097 | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.1099 | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.1103 | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.1107 | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.1112 | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.1117 | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 0.1121 | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.1124 | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.1127 | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.1129 | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.1132 | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 0.1135 | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.1139 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.1144 | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.115 | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.1155 | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.1156 | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1156 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.1154 | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.1151 | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.1149 | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 0.1146 | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.1145 | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 0.1146 | +0.1% |
| 1920 | 0.1149 | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.1153 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 0.1155 | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.1156 | +0.1% |
| 1924 | 0.1157 | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.1159 | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 0.1162 | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.1166 | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.1172 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.118 | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1192 | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1207 | +1.3% |
| 1932 | 0.1225 | +1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.1245 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.1266 | +1.7% |
| 1935 | 0.1289 | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.1312 | +1.8% |
| 1937 | 0.1335 | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 0.1357 | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 0.1378 | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.1397 | +1.4% |
| 1941 | 0.1393 | -0.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1355 | -2.8% |
| 1943 | 0.13 | -4.0% |
| 1944 | 0.1243 | -4.4% |
| 1945 | 0.1192 | -4.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1151 | -3.4% |
| 1947 | 0.1123 | -2.5% |
| 1948 | 0.1106 | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1104 | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.1116 | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 0.1144 | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1184 | +3.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1234 | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1289 | +4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1348 | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1407 | +4.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1464 | +4.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1518 | +3.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1565 | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1604 | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1721 | +7.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1822 | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1863 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1873 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1869 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1887 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1906 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1899 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1987 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2209 | +11.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2282 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2271 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2341 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.24 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2369 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2671 | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2828 | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3105 | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3109 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3118 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3429 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3507 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3662 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3859 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4138 | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4126 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4094 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4324 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.427 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3724 | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3889 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3901 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3889 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2939 | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2145 | -27.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1771 | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1703 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1453 | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1337 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1337 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1433 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1153 | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0998 | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1099 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1076 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1119 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0956 | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1007 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1077 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1099 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1097 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.098 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0936 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0859 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0933 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1052 | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1139 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.097 | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 0.085 | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0775 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0744 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.075 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0658 | -12.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0658 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2094, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0658 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0536, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share nitrous oxide 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -27.0% | 0.2939 | 0.2145 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1254 | 0.1246 | 0.1272 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1269 | 0.125 | 0.1287 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.12 | 0.1103 | 0.129 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1096 | 0.1094 | 0.1097 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1096 | 0.1089 | 0.1107 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1128 | 0.1112 | 0.1144 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1151 | 0.1145 | 0.1156 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1161 | 0.1149 | 0.118 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1281 | 0.1192 | 0.1378 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1236 | 0.1104 | 0.1397 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1327 | 0.1116 | 0.1565 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1843 | 0.1604 | 0.1987 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2559 | 0.2209 | 0.3109 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3852 | 0.3118 | 0.4324 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2675 | 0.1337 | 0.3901 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1125 | 0.0956 | 0.1433 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1007 | 0.0859 | 0.1139 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0756 | 0.0658 | 0.085 | 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 share nitrous oxide emissions in North Korea?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in North Korea was 0.0658 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4324 in 1988.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0658 in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- North Korea ranks 117th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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