Waste — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Waste — Emissions was 11.2 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.2 kt
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
7th
of 15 countries
All-time high
11.2 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

02.557.510196119922023

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

Analysis

Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 11.2 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 11.2 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1961.

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 (CO2) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0 kt
1962 0 kt
1963 0 kt
1964 0 kt
1965 0 kt
1966 0 kt
1967 0 kt
1968 0 kt
1969 0 kt
1970 4.93 kt
1971 5.11 kt +3.7%
1972 5.3 kt +3.7%
1973 5.48 kt +3.4%
1974 5.66 kt +3.3%
1975 5.82 kt +2.8%
1976 5.93 kt +1.9%
1977 6.02 kt +1.5%
1978 6.1 kt +1.3%
1979 6.19 kt +1.5%
1980 6.27 kt +1.3%
1981 6.38 kt +1.8%
1982 6.5 kt +1.9%
1983 6.62 kt +1.8%
1984 6.75 kt +2.0%
1985 6.87 kt +1.8%
1986 6.99 kt +1.7%
1987 7.11 kt +1.7%
1988 7.23 kt +1.7%
1989 7.35 kt +1.7%
1990 7.76 kt +5.6%
1991 7.7 kt -0.8%
1992 7.64 kt -0.8%
1993 7.58 kt -0.8%
1994 7.99 kt +5.4%
1995 8.15 kt +2.0%
1996 8.3 kt +1.8%
1997 8.46 kt +1.9%
1998 8.62 kt +1.9%
1999 8.77 kt +1.7%
2000 8.93 kt +1.8%
2001 9.17 kt +2.7%
2002 9.4 kt +2.5%
2003 9.5 kt +1.1%
2004 9.58 kt +0.8%
2005 9.67 kt +0.9%
2006 9.75 kt +0.8%
2007 9.83 kt +0.8%
2008 9.9 kt +0.7%
2009 9.97 kt +0.7%
2010 10 kt +0.3%
2011 10.1 kt +1.0%
2012 10.2 kt +1.0%
2013 10.3 kt +1.0%
2014 10.4 kt +1.0%
2015 10.5 kt +1.0%
2016 10.6 kt +1.0%
2017 10.6 kt +0.0%
2018 10.7 kt +0.9%
2019 10.8 kt +0.9%
2020 10.9 kt +0.9%
2021 11 kt +0.9%
2022 11.1 kt +0.9%
2023 11.2 kt +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 9
1970s 5.65 kt 4.93 kt 6.19 kt 10
1980s 6.81 kt 6.27 kt 7.35 kt 10
1990s 8.1 kt 7.58 kt 8.77 kt 10
2000s 9.57 kt 8.93 kt 9.97 kt 10
2010s 10.42 kt 10 kt 10.8 kt 10
2020s 11.05 kt 10.9 kt 11.2 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 4 China, mainland 3,640 kt compare
  2. 4 Viet Nam 52 kt compare
  3. 5 Japan 3,220 kt compare
  4. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.9 kt compare
  5. 6 France 2,330 kt compare
  6. 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.8 kt compare
  7. 7 Republic of Korea 1,610 kt compare
  8. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.61 kt compare
  9. 8 Ghana 708 kt compare
  10. 9 Mexico 506 kt compare
  11. 9 Republic of Moldova 2.41 kt compare
  12. 10 Italy 405 kt compare
  13. 10 Türkiye 2.16 kt compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More climate change data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea

All data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Waste — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 11.2 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 11.2 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1961.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for waste — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 7th out of 15 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 8.7%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Waste — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea/">Waste — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
192 places, 11,013 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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