Waste — Emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Waste — Emissions was 0.859 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.859 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.934 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.394 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 0.859 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 0.934 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.394 kt, in 1961.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 20 countries on this measure, 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 (N2O) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.394 kt
1962 0.411 kt +4.3%
1963 0.431 kt +4.9%
1964 0.452 kt +4.9%
1965 0.476 kt +5.3%
1966 0.499 kt +4.8%
1967 0.522 kt +4.6%
1968 0.544 kt +4.2%
1969 0.563 kt +3.5%
1970 0.532 kt -5.5%
1971 0.553 kt +3.9%
1972 0.575 kt +4.0%
1973 0.605 kt +5.2%
1974 0.609 kt +0.7%
1975 0.647 kt +6.2%
1976 0.667 kt +3.1%
1977 0.677 kt +1.5%
1978 0.687 kt +1.5%
1979 0.725 kt +5.5%
1980 0.705 kt -2.8%
1981 0.745 kt +5.7%
1982 0.694 kt -6.8%
1983 0.715 kt +3.0%
1984 0.735 kt +2.8%
1985 0.767 kt +4.4%
1986 0.799 kt +4.2%
1987 0.82 kt +2.6%
1988 0.831 kt +1.3%
1989 0.864 kt +4.0%
1990 0.934 kt +8.1%
1991 0.91 kt -2.6%
1992 0.887 kt -2.5%
1993 0.858 kt -3.3%
1994 0.831 kt -3.1%
1995 0.814 kt -2.0%
1996 0.812 kt -0.2%
1997 0.818 kt +0.7%
1998 0.84 kt +2.7%
1999 0.847 kt +0.8%
2000 0.877 kt +3.5%
2001 0.884 kt +0.8%
2002 0.884 kt +0.0%
2003 0.9 kt +1.8%
2004 0.892 kt -0.9%
2005 0.89 kt -0.2%
2006 0.881 kt -1.0%
2007 0.871 kt -1.1%
2008 0.869 kt -0.2%
2009 0.869 kt +0.0%
2010 0.885 kt +1.8%
2011 0.899 kt +1.6%
2012 0.903 kt +0.4%
2013 0.899 kt -0.4%
2014 0.892 kt -0.8%
2015 0.892 kt +0.0%
2016 0.89 kt -0.2%
2017 0.878 kt -1.3%
2018 0.878 kt +0.0%
2019 0.872 kt -0.7%
2020 0.876 kt +0.5%
2021 0.868 kt -0.9%
2022 0.864 kt -0.5%
2023 0.859 kt -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4769 kt 0.394 kt 0.563 kt 9
1970s 0.6277 kt 0.532 kt 0.725 kt 10
1980s 0.7675 kt 0.694 kt 0.864 kt 10
1990s 0.8551 kt 0.812 kt 0.934 kt 10
2000s 0.8817 kt 0.869 kt 0.9 kt 10
2010s 0.8888 kt 0.872 kt 0.903 kt 10
2020s 0.8668 kt 0.859 kt 0.876 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 8 Russian Federation 9.57 kt compare
  2. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 2.55 kt compare
  3. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.76 kt compare
  4. 9 Pakistan 9.37 kt compare
  5. 10 Germany 8.35 kt compare
  6. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.2 kt compare
  7. 11 Mexico 8.2 kt compare
  8. 12 Nigeria 8.17 kt compare
  9. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 0.81 kt compare
  10. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.559 kt compare
  11. 13 Japan 7.84 kt compare
  12. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.76 kt compare
  13. 14 Melanesia 0.4559 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 0.859 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 0.934 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.394 kt in 1961.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for waste — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th 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 down 4.4%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O)
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