So emissions by world region in million tonnes in North Korea
North Korea: So emissions by world region in million tonnes was 185,582 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
185,582
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
42nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
349,573
in 1977
All-time low
185.84
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in North Korea, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 185,582 for so emissions by world region in million tonnes in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, so emissions by world region in million tonnes in North Korea peaked at 349,573 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 185.84, in 1750.
That places North Korea 42nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 185.84 | — |
| 1751 | 185.94 | +0.1% |
| 1752 | 186.03 | +0.1% |
| 1753 | 186.12 | +0.1% |
| 1754 | 186.22 | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 186.31 | +0.1% |
| 1756 | 186.4 | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 186.5 | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 186.59 | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 186.68 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 186.77 | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 186.86 | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 186.94 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 187.03 | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 187.11 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 187.2 | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 187.28 | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 187.36 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 187.45 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 187.53 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 187.61 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 187.69 | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 187.76 | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 187.84 | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 187.91 | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 187.99 | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 188.06 | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 188.13 | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 188.21 | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 188.28 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 188.35 | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 188.41 | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 188.48 | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 188.54 | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 188.6 | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 188.66 | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 188.73 | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 188.79 | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 188.85 | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 188.91 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 188.97 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 189.02 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 189.07 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 189.12 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 189.17 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 189.22 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 189.27 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 189.32 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 189.37 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 189.42 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 189.46 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 189.5 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 189.54 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 189.57 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 189.61 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 189.64 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 189.68 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 189.71 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 189.74 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 189.78 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 189.81 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 189.83 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 189.85 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 189.87 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 189.89 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 189.91 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 189.92 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 189.94 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 189.96 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 189.98 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 189.99 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 190.03 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 190.06 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 190.1 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 190.13 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 190.17 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 190.2 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 190.24 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 190.27 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 190.3 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 190.33 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 190.16 | -0.1% |
| 1832 | 189.99 | -0.1% |
| 1833 | 189.82 | -0.1% |
| 1834 | 189.64 | -0.1% |
| 1835 | 189.47 | -0.1% |
| 1836 | 189.3 | -0.1% |
| 1837 | 189.12 | -0.1% |
| 1838 | 188.95 | -0.1% |
| 1839 | 188.78 | -0.1% |
| 1840 | 188.6 | -0.1% |
| 1841 | 188.41 | -0.1% |
| 1842 | 188.22 | -0.1% |
| 1843 | 188.03 | -0.1% |
| 1844 | 187.83 | -0.1% |
| 1845 | 187.64 | -0.1% |
| 1846 | 187.44 | -0.1% |
| 1847 | 187.25 | -0.1% |
| 1848 | 187.06 | -0.1% |
| 1849 | 186.86 | -0.1% |
| 1850 | 186.67 | -0.1% |
| 1851 | 186.66 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 186.65 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 186.63 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 186.62 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | 186.61 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 186.6 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | 186.59 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | 186.58 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 186.57 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 186.56 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | 186.54 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | 186.51 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 186.49 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 186.47 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | 186.44 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 186.42 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 186.4 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 186.37 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | 186.35 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 186.33 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | 186.9 | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 187.48 | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 188.06 | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 188.64 | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 189.22 | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 189.81 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 190.4 | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 190.99 | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 191.59 | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 192.19 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 191.88 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 191.57 | -0.2% |
| 1883 | 191.27 | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 190.96 | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 190.66 | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 190.35 | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 190.05 | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 189.75 | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 189.44 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 189.15 | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 188.83 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 188.51 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 188.2 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 187.88 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 187.57 | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 187.26 | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 186.95 | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 186.64 | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 186.33 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 186.02 | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 189.18 | +1.7% |
| 1902 | 192.36 | +1.7% |
| 1903 | 195.55 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | 198.76 | +1.6% |
| 1905 | 356.75 | +79.5% |
| 1906 | 205.21 | -42.5% |
| 1907 | 208.45 | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 211.71 | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 1,831 | +764.7% |
| 1910 | 2,232 | +21.9% |
| 1911 | 2,580 | +15.6% |
| 1912 | 3,138 | +21.6% |
| 1913 | 3,576 | +14.0% |
| 1914 | 4,966 | +38.9% |
| 1915 | 6,079 | +22.4% |
| 1916 | 5,044 | -17.0% |
| 1917 | 246.11 | -95.1% |
| 1918 | 4,880 | +1883.0% |
| 1919 | 5,677 | +16.3% |
| 1920 | 7,221 | +27.2% |
| 1921 | 7,699 | +6.6% |
| 1922 | 7,809 | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 9,215 | +18.0% |
| 1924 | 9,599 | +4.2% |
| 1925 | 15,017 | +56.4% |
| 1926 | 15,976 | +6.4% |
| 1927 | 16,414 | +2.7% |
| 1928 | 18,710 | +14.0% |
| 1929 | 21,273 | +13.7% |
| 1930 | 19,908 | -6.4% |
| 1931 | 20,860 | +4.8% |
| 1932 | 24,274 | +16.4% |
| 1933 | 28,265 | +16.4% |
| 1934 | 36,213 | +28.1% |
| 1935 | 41,294 | +14.0% |
| 1936 | 47,784 | +15.7% |
| 1937 | 50,357 | +5.4% |
| 1938 | 69,941 | +38.9% |
| 1939 | 85,687 | +22.5% |
| 1940 | 114,694 | +33.9% |
| 1941 | 116,655 | +1.7% |
| 1942 | 122,862 | +5.3% |
| 1943 | 111,897 | -8.9% |
| 1944 | 113,175 | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 338.44 | -99.7% |
| 1946 | 915.57 | +170.5% |
| 1947 | 1,236 | +35.0% |
| 1948 | 14,606 | +1081.5% |
| 1949 | 18,269 | +25.1% |
| 1950 | 7,287 | -60.1% |
| 1951 | 9,062 | +24.4% |
| 1952 | 7,294 | -19.5% |
| 1953 | 13,652 | +87.2% |
| 1954 | 29,379 | +115.2% |
| 1955 | 42,901 | +46.0% |
| 1956 | 49,536 | +15.5% |
| 1957 | 63,785 | +28.8% |
| 1958 | 84,498 | +32.5% |
| 1959 | 108,532 | +28.4% |
| 1960 | 127,723 | +17.7% |
| 1961 | 143,789 | +12.6% |
| 1962 | 155,389 | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 161,988 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 149,686 | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 166,981 | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 183,336 | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 197,910 | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 214,366 | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 225,103 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 252,018 | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 258,860 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 283,135 | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 291,045 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 309,446 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 326,600 | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 344,892 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 349,573 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 247,191 | -29.3% |
| 1979 | 265,686 | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 268,197 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 275,963 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 290,052 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 299,988 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 324,348 | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 328,062 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 333,115 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 319,503 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 323,894 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 314,788 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 304,076 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 285,170 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 267,436 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 253,952 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 236,435 | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 233,496 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 225,615 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 223,830 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 217,763 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 236,291 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 250,202 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 258,451 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 249,613 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 253,145 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 259,670 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 270,853 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 271,704 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 243,730 | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 261,620 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 252,487 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 242,758 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 209,709 | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 210,614 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 183,958 | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 194,767 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 178,269 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 189,882 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 235,687 | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 218,248 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 224,642 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 209,976 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 185,039 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 185,582 | +0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 185,582 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10,657, 17.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 185,582 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332, 2.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where So emissions by world region in million tonnes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +1883.0% | 246.11 | 4,880 |
| 1948 | +1081.5% | 1,236 | 14,606 |
| 1909 | +764.7% | 211.71 | 1,831 |
| 1946 | +170.5% | 338.44 | 915.57 |
| 1954 | +115.2% | 13,652 | 29,379 |
| 1945 | -99.7% | 113,175 | 338.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 186.26 | 185.84 | 186.68 | 10 |
| 1760s | 187.15 | 186.77 | 187.53 | 10 |
| 1770s | 187.95 | 187.61 | 188.28 | 10 |
| 1780s | 188.63 | 188.35 | 188.91 | 10 |
| 1790s | 189.2 | 188.97 | 189.42 | 10 |
| 1800s | 189.62 | 189.46 | 189.78 | 10 |
| 1810s | 189.9 | 189.81 | 189.98 | 10 |
| 1820s | 190.15 | 189.99 | 190.3 | 10 |
| 1830s | 189.56 | 188.78 | 190.33 | 10 |
| 1840s | 187.73 | 186.86 | 188.6 | 10 |
| 1850s | 186.62 | 186.57 | 186.67 | 10 |
| 1860s | 186.45 | 186.35 | 186.56 | 10 |
| 1870s | 188.94 | 186.33 | 191.59 | 10 |
| 1880s | 190.81 | 189.44 | 192.19 | 10 |
| 1890s | 187.73 | 186.33 | 189.15 | 10 |
| 1900s | 377.46 | 186.02 | 1,831 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3,842 | 246.11 | 6,079 | 10 |
| 1920s | 12,893 | 7,221 | 21,273 | 10 |
| 1930s | 42,458 | 19,908 | 85,687 | 10 |
| 1940s | 61,465 | 338.44 | 122,862 | 10 |
| 1950s | 41,592 | 7,287 | 108,532 | 10 |
| 1960s | 172,627 | 127,723 | 225,103 | 10 |
| 1970s | 292,845 | 247,191 | 349,573 | 10 |
| 1980s | 307,791 | 268,197 | 333,115 | 10 |
| 1990s | 248,406 | 217,763 | 304,076 | 10 |
| 2000s | 257,148 | 243,730 | 271,704 | 10 |
| 2010s | 208,853 | 178,269 | 242,758 | 10 |
| 2020s | 193,532 | 185,039 | 209,976 | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More climate change data for North Korea
- Share co2 vs population 0.1917 (2100)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -10.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is so emissions by world region in million tonnes in North Korea?
- So emissions by world region in million tonnes in North Korea was 185,582 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 349,573 in 1977.
- What is the lowest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 185.84 in 1750.
- How does North Korea rank for so emissions by world region in million tonnes?
- North Korea ranks 42nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is so emissions by world region in million tonnes rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 So emissions by world region in million tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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