North Korea CO2 Emissions

Fossil CO2 Emissions (2022)
54,403,780 tons
Yearly Change
−0.78%
Global Share
0.14%
Tons per capita
2.07

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in North Korea were 54,403,780 tons in 2022.
  • CO2 emissions decreased by −0.78% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −427,040 tons over 2021, when CO2 emissions were 54,830,820 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in North Korea are equivalent to 2.07 tons per person (based on a population of 26,328,845 in 2022), a decrease by −0.02 over the figure of 2.09 CO2 tons per person registered in 2021; this represents a change of −1.1% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of North Korea

Year Fossil CO2
emissions
(tons) 		CO2 emissions
change 		CO2 emissions
per capita 		Population Pop.
change 		Share of World's
CO2 emissions
2022 54,403,780 −0.78% 2.07 26,328,845 0.37% 0.14%
2021 54,830,820 3.32% 2.09 26,232,534 0.37% 0.14%
2020 53,066,950 −5.92% 2.03 26,136,312 0.38% 0.15%
2019 56,407,070 10.2% 2.17 26,037,632 0.41% 0.15%
2018 51,186,370 −7.56% 1.97 25,931,147 0.44% 0.14%
2017 55,370,150 88.77% 2.14 25,817,709 0.46% 0.15%
2016 29,331,910 12.92% 1.14 25,698,326 0.48% 0.081%
2015 25,976,130 −19.26% 1.02 25,575,350 0.49% 0.072%
2014 32,172,710 12.45% 1.26 25,451,262 0.48% 0.089%
2013 28,610,520 −27.84% 1.13 25,329,451 0.47% 0.079%
2012 39,646,480 1.99% 1.57 25,211,728 0.45% 0.11%
2011 38,871,690 −26.81% 1.55 25,097,874 0.44% 0.11%
2010 53,109,120 −6.52% 2.13 24,987,258 0.44% 0.16%
2009 56,810,930 −23.7% 2.28 24,878,332 0.46% 0.18%
2008 74,457,620 9.52% 3.01 24,764,618 0.48% 0.23%
2007 67,985,660 −16.32% 2.76 24,646,383 0.5% 0.21%
2006 81,248,530 1.9% 3.31 24,524,507 0.52% 0.26%
2005 79,737,420 4.2% 3.27 24,396,433 0.58% 0.27%
2004 76,524,570 2.06% 3.16 24,254,943 0.68% 0.27%
2003 74,982,050 2.1% 3.11 24,090,380 0.61% 0.27%
2002 73,443,090 −4.21% 3.07 23,943,973 0.54% 0.28%
2001 76,673,030 3.88% 3.22 23,815,358 0.63% 0.30%
2000 73,806,340 7.64% 3.12 23,665,910 0.72% 0.29%
1999 68,566,350 9.06% 2.92 23,497,599 0.8% 0.28%
1998 62,868,580 −18% 2.7 23,311,564 0.87% 0.26%
1997 76,671,970 −3.02% 3.32 23,110,830 0.94% 0.31%
1996 79,057,990 −11.27% 3.45 22,895,746 1% 0.33%
1995 89,100,950 −6.4% 3.93 22,669,304 1.23% 0.38%
1994 95,190,100 −8.48% 4.25 22,393,975 1.45% 0.42%
1993 104,007,010 −7.34% 4.71 22,073,352 1.48% 0.46%
1992 112,244,280 −11.56% 5.16 21,750,911 1.5% 0.50%
1991 126,915,600 −3.83% 5.92 21,428,638 1.5% 0.56%
1990 131,964,520 −4.16% 6.25 21,112,137 1.48% 0.59%
1989 137,686,410 0.77% 6.62 20,804,367 1.47% 0.62%
1988 136,639,150 2.55% 6.66 20,503,161 1.47% 0.62%
1987 133,246,450 −3.7% 6.59 20,205,483 1.48% 0.63%
1986 138,367,600 −1.2% 6.95 19,910,855 1.48% 0.67%
1985 140,048,750 3.25% 7.14 19,620,388 1.48% 0.69%
1984 135,640,440 3.5% 7.02 19,335,043 1.47% 0.68%
1983 131,053,520 3.58% 6.88 19,054,034 1.48% 0.68%
1982 126,521,130 4.58% 6.74 18,776,357 1.49% 0.66%
1981 120,978,480 2.64% 6.54 18,501,295 1.45% 0.62%
1980 117,867,590 5.27% 6.46 18,236,786 1.41% 0.60%
1979 111,970,610 8.01% 6.23 17,983,470 1.4% 0.56%
1978 103,666,170 5.42% 5.84 17,735,995 1.39% 0.53%
1977 98,336,130 5.59% 5.62 17,492,798 1.45% 0.52%

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