Waste — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Waste — Emissions was 152 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
152 kt
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 20 countries
All-time high
152 kt
in 2023
All-time low
72.4 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2023

050100150196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 152 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 152 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.4 kt, in 1961.

That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 72.4 kt
1962 74.4 kt +2.8%
1963 76.4 kt +2.7%
1964 78.6 kt +2.9%
1965 81.1 kt +3.2%
1966 84 kt +3.6%
1967 87.2 kt +3.8%
1968 90.7 kt +4.0%
1969 94.3 kt +4.0%
1970 87.8 kt -6.9%
1971 97.1 kt +10.6%
1972 101 kt +4.0%
1973 104 kt +3.0%
1974 107 kt +2.9%
1975 111 kt +3.7%
1976 113 kt +1.8%
1977 116 kt +2.7%
1978 119 kt +2.6%
1979 120 kt +0.8%
1980 122 kt +1.7%
1981 124 kt +1.6%
1982 125 kt +0.8%
1983 127 kt +1.6%
1984 128 kt +0.8%
1985 130 kt +1.6%
1986 131 kt +0.8%
1987 133 kt +1.5%
1988 134 kt +0.8%
1989 138 kt +3.0%
1990 139 kt +0.7%
1991 140 kt +0.7%
1992 139 kt -0.7%
1993 139 kt +0.0%
1994 138 kt -0.7%
1995 137 kt -0.7%
1996 137 kt +0.0%
1997 135 kt -1.5%
1998 132 kt -2.2%
1999 132 kt +0.0%
2000 133 kt +0.8%
2001 133 kt +0.0%
2002 134 kt +0.8%
2003 135 kt +0.7%
2004 136 kt +0.7%
2005 137 kt +0.7%
2006 139 kt +1.5%
2007 139 kt +0.0%
2008 138 kt -0.7%
2009 141 kt +2.2%
2010 140 kt -0.7%
2011 140 kt +0.0%
2012 140 kt +0.0%
2013 141 kt +0.7%
2014 142 kt +0.7%
2015 143 kt +0.7%
2016 144 kt +0.7%
2017 146 kt +1.4%
2018 147 kt +0.7%
2019 148 kt +0.7%
2020 149 kt +0.7%
2021 150 kt +0.7%
2022 151 kt +0.7%
2023 152 kt +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 82.12 kt 72.4 kt 94.3 kt 9
1970s 107.59 kt 87.8 kt 120 kt 10
1980s 129.2 kt 122 kt 138 kt 10
1990s 136.8 kt 132 kt 140 kt 10
2000s 136.5 kt 133 kt 141 kt 10
2010s 143.1 kt 140 kt 148 kt 10
2020s 150.5 kt 149 kt 152 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 504 kt compare
  2. 7 USSR 3,560 kt compare
  3. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 424 kt compare
  4. 8 Mexico 2,220 kt compare
  5. 9 Indonesia 1,730 kt compare
  6. 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 268 kt compare
  7. 10 Saudi Arabia 1,110 kt compare
  8. 11 Nigeria 1,060 kt compare
  9. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 114 kt compare
  10. 12 Thailand 906 kt compare
  11. 12 Melanesia 55.01 kt compare
  12. 13 Pakistan 820 kt compare
  13. 13 Republic of Moldova 36.7 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Waste — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 152 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 152 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 72.4 kt in 1961.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for waste — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf