Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 19.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1998–2017
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 19.1% for share of children who are stunted vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are stunted vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 63.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2017.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63.9% | — |
| 2000 | 51.0% | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.9% | 63.9% | 63.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.8% | 32.4% | 51.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 19.1% | 27.9% | 2 |
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More climate change data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Urban population 64.2% (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 91.25 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.65 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 2.36 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are stunted vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of children who are stunted vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 19.1% in 2017, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are stunted vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of children who are stunted vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2017.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of children who are stunted vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of children who are stunted vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition and/or repeated infection.