North Korea CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
66,239,386
tons
Year-over-Year
+0.88%
increase
Global Share
0.17%
Per Capita
2.52
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in North Korea were 66,239,386 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 0.88% over the previous year, representing an increase by 580,594 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 65,658,792 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in North Korea are equivalent to 2.52 tons per person, an increase by 0.01 over the figure of 2.51 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 0.5% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of North Korea
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66,239,386 | 0.88% | 2.52 | 0.17% |
| 2023 | 65,658,792 | 9.79% | 2.51 | 0.17% |
| 2022 | 59,803,620 | 4.39% | 2.3 | 0.16% |
| 2021 | 57,290,630 | −17.02% | 2.21 | 0.15% |
| 2020 | 69,045,008 | −5.95% | 2.67 | 0.19% |
| 2019 | 73,411,127 | 10.56% | 2.85 | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 66,396,487 | −9.72% | 2.59 | 0.18% |
| 2017 | 73,542,726 | 104.13% | 2.89 | 0.20% |
| 2016 | 36,027,057 | 10.33% | 1.42 | 0.099% |
| 2015 | 32,654,126 | −21.52% | 1.29 | 0.090% |
| 2014 | 41,610,539 | 9.77% | 1.66 | 0.11% |
| 2013 | 37,908,409 | −22.67% | 1.52 | 0.10% |
| 2012 | 49,021,690 | −3.52% | 1.97 | 0.14% |
| 2011 | 50,811,543 | −26.41% | 2.06 | 0.15% |
| 2010 | 69,042,618 | −3.67% | 2.81 | 0.20% |
| 2009 | 71,671,175 | −3.77% | 2.93 | 0.22% |
| 2008 | 74,478,636 | 9.55% | 3.06 | 0.23% |
| 2007 | 67,985,649 | −16.32% | 2.81 | 0.21% |
| 2006 | 81,248,530 | 1.9% | 3.38 | 0.26% |
| 2005 | 79,737,425 | 4.2% | 3.34 | 0.27% |
| 2004 | 76,524,567 | 2.06% | 3.22 | 0.26% |
| 2003 | 74,982,052 | 2.1% | 3.19 | 0.27% |
| 2002 | 73,443,086 | −4.21% | 3.15 | 0.28% |
| 2001 | 76,673,024 | 3.88% | 3.31 | 0.29% |
| 2000 | 73,806,333 | 7.64% | 3.22 | 0.29% |
| 1999 | 68,566,356 | 9.06% | 3.02 | 0.27% |
| 1998 | 62,868,572 | −18% | 2.79 | 0.25% |
| 1997 | 76,671,966 | −3.02% | 3.43 | 0.31% |
| 1996 | 79,057,980 | −11.27% | 3.58 | 0.33% |
| 1995 | 89,100,934 | −6.4% | 4.08 | 0.38% |
| 1994 | 95,190,123 | −8.48% | 4.41 | 0.41% |
| 1993 | 104,007,020 | −7.34% | 4.89 | 0.46% |
| 1992 | 112,244,286 | −11.56% | 5.36 | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 126,915,607 | −3.83% | 6.16 | 0.56% |
| 1990 | 131,964,513 | −4.16% | 6.5 | 0.58% |
| 1989 | 137,686,410 | 0.77% | 6.89 | 0.62% |
| 1988 | 136,639,145 | 2.55% | 6.93 | 0.62% |
| 1987 | 133,246,449 | −3.7% | 6.86 | 0.63% |
| 1986 | 138,367,594 | −1.2% | 7.22 | 0.67% |
| 1985 | 140,048,767 | 3.25% | 7.42 | 0.69% |
| 1984 | 135,640,443 | 3.5% | 7.3 | 0.68% |
| 1983 | 131,053,540 | 3.58% | 7.16 | 0.68% |
| 1982 | 126,521,142 | 4.58% | 7.03 | 0.66% |
| 1981 | 120,978,493 | 2.64% | 6.82 | 0.62% |
| 1980 | 117,867,578 | 5.27% | 6.75 | 0.60% |
| 1979 | 111,970,614 | 8.01% | 6.5 | 0.56% |
| 1978 | 103,666,171 | 5.42% | 6.09 | 0.53% |
| 1977 | 98,336,130 | 5.59% | 5.85 | 0.52% |
| 1976 | 93,133,482 | 6.01% | 5.63 | 0.51% |
| 1975 | 87,853,215 | 4.42% | 5.4 | 0.51% |
| 1974 | 84,134,537 | 3.83% | 5.27 | 0.48% |
| 1973 | 81,032,196 | 2.19% | 5.2 | 0.46% |
| 1972 | 79,299,035 | 3.9% | 5.21 | 0.48% |
| 1971 | 76,324,400 | 0.45% | 5.15 | 0.49% |
| 1970 | 75,980,808 | – | 5.27 | 0.48% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).