North Korea Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
91.251.815
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0,69%
increase
Global Share
0,17%
Per Capita
3,48
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in North Korea were 91.251.815 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0,69% over the previous year, representing an increase by 629.351 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 90.622.464 tons.
- Per capita: 3,48 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- North Korea accounts for 0,17% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.251.815 | 66.239.386 | 20.115.785 | 1.690.425 | 3.206.219 | 3,48 | 0,69% | 0,17% |
| 2023 | 90.622.464 | 65.658.792 | 20.268.761 | 1.691.002 | 3.003.908 | 3,46 | 7,16% | 0,17% |
| 2022 | 84.570.591 | 59.803.620 | 20.317.608 | 1.648.549 | 2.800.814 | 3,25 | 3,59% | 0,16% |
| 2021 | 81.636.018 | 57.290.630 | 20.059.294 | 1.686.808 | 2.599.286 | 3,15 | −14,29% | 0,16% |
| 2020 | 95.250.677 | 69.045.008 | 22.053.942 | 1.759.389 | 2.392.338 | 3,69 | −5,47% | 0,19% |
| 2019 | 100.757.964 | 73.411.127 | 22.947.191 | 2.208.115 | 2.191.532 | 3,92 | 8,95% | 0,20% |
| 2018 | 92.485.020 | 66.396.487 | 21.384.542 | 2.709.290 | 1.994.701 | 3,61 | −9,01% | 0,18% |
| 2017 | 101.642.593 | 73.542.726 | 23.855.647 | 2.472.725 | 1.771.494 | 3,99 | 56,22% | 0,21% |
| 2016 | 65.063.158 | 36.027.057 | 25.348.722 | 2.098.266 | 1.589.114 | 2,56 | 9,55% | 0,13% |
| 2015 | 59.391.310 | 32.654.126 | 23.462.691 | 1.870.284 | 1.404.209 | 2,35 | −13,97% | 0,12% |
| 2014 | 69.032.793 | 41.610.539 | 24.050.236 | 2.087.636 | 1.284.383 | 2,75 | 5,81% | 0,14% |
| 2013 | 65.239.711 | 37.908.409 | 23.893.491 | 2.216.783 | 1.221.027 | 2,61 | −14,27% | 0,14% |
| 2012 | 76.098.716 | 49.021.690 | 23.597.900 | 2.314.842 | 1.164.284 | 3,06 | −2,57% | 0,16% |
| 2011 | 78.107.744 | 50.811.543 | 23.872.430 | 2.277.487 | 1.146.284 | 3,16 | −19,6% | 0,17% |
| 2010 | 97.143.789 | 69.042.618 | 24.550.535 | 2.406.516 | 1.144.120 | 3,95 | −2,32% | 0,21% |
| 2009 | 99.454.710 | 71.671.175 | 24.319.861 | 2.312.204 | 1.151.470 | 4,07 | −3,28% | 0,23% |
| 2008 | 102.823.939 | 74.478.636 | 24.781.480 | 2.559.073 | 1.004.750 | 4,23 | 7,99% | 0,24% |
| 2007 | 95.214.791 | 67.985.649 | 23.666.560 | 2.581.647 | 980.934 | 3,93 | −14,22% | 0,22% |
| 2006 | 110.996.258 | 81.248.530 | 26.079.825 | 2.679.187 | 988.715 | 4,61 | 1,56% | 0,26% |
| 2005 | 109.289.022 | 79.737.425 | 25.814.720 | 2.631.137 | 1.105.740 | 4,57 | 4,61% | 0,27% |
| 2004 | 104.469.120 | 76.524.567 | 24.298.485 | 2.678.873 | 967.196 | 4,4 | 2,5% | 0,26% |
| 2003 | 101.920.877 | 74.982.052 | 23.524.948 | 2.558.832 | 855.045 | 4,33 | 2,16% | 0,27% |
| 2002 | 99.762.966 | 73.443.086 | 23.033.281 | 2.530.081 | 756.519 | 4,27 | −3,6% | 0,27% |
| 2001 | 103.485.911 | 76.673.024 | 23.501.628 | 2.635.106 | 676.153 | 4,47 | 3,72% | 0,29% |
| 2000 | 99.770.334 | 73.806.333 | 22.844.665 | 2.530.607 | 588.728 | 4,35 | 6,85% | 0,28% |
| 1999 | 93.378.111 | 68.566.356 | 22.091.868 | 2.363.594 | 356.293 | 4,11 | 8,88% | 0,27% |
| 1998 | 85.762.471 | 62.868.572 | 20.431.542 | 2.184.926 | 277.431 | 3,81 | −14,74% | 0,25% |
| 1997 | 100.591.016 | 76.671.966 | 21.508.774 | 2.192.626 | 217.651 | 4,5 | −2,24% | 0,29% |
| 1996 | 102.895.934 | 79.057.980 | 21.809.490 | 1.856.438 | 172.027 | 4,65 | −8,8% | 0,30% |
| 1995 | 112.820.242 | 89.100.934 | 21.495.259 | 2.132.195 | 91.854 | 5,16 | −7,18% | 0,34% |
| 1994 | 121.547.855 | 95.190.123 | 22.789.916 | 3.494.676 | 73.139 | 5,63 | −8,92% | 0,37% |
| 1993 | 133.446.978 | 104.007.020 | 23.926.495 | 5.460.879 | 52.584 | 6,28 | −6,68% | 0,41% |
| 1992 | 142.994.445 | 112.244.286 | 25.025.570 | 5.680.684 | 43.906 | 6,83 | −10,09% | 0,44% |
| 1991 | 159.042.147 | 126.915.607 | 26.228.449 | 5.859.551 | 38.540 | 7,72 | −3,59% | 0,49% |
| 1990 | 164.959.614 | 131.964.513 | 27.000.331 | 5.965.563 | 29.207 | 8,13 | −3,82% | 0,51% |
| 1989 | 171.513.844 | 137.686.410 | 27.869.554 | 5.942.188 | 15.693 | 8,58 | 0,17% | 0,54% |
| 1988 | 171.214.986 | 136.639.145 | 28.487.656 | 6.076.226 | 11.960 | 8,69 | 2,12% | 0,55% |
| 1987 | 167.662.219 | 133.246.449 | 28.712.217 | 5.693.054 | 10.499 | 8,63 | −3,22% | 0,55% |
| 1986 | 173.245.647 | 138.367.594 | 29.189.906 | 5.677.286 | 10.862 | 9,04 | −1,13% | 0,58% |
| 1985 | 175.233.084 | 140.048.767 | 29.393.749 | 5.788.479 | 2.090 | 9,28 | 3,32% | 0,60% |
| 1984 | 169.596.339 | 135.640.443 | 28.416.831 | 5.535.477 | 3.588 | 9,12 | 3,4% | 0,59% |
| 1983 | 164.023.702 | 131.053.540 | 27.573.118 | 5.393.681 | 3.362 | 8,96 | 3,5% | 0,59% |
| 1982 | 158.484.333 | 126.521.142 | 26.721.294 | 5.239.002 | 2.895 | 8,8 | 4,03% | 0,57% |
| 1981 | 152.340.318 | 120.978.493 | 26.206.268 | 5.151.611 | 3.946 | 8,59 | 2,91% | 0,55% |
| 1980 | 148.037.609 | 117.867.578 | 25.143.873 | 5.025.774 | 384 | 8,47 | 5% | 0,52% |
| 1979 | 140.988.746 | 111.970.614 | 24.128.394 | 4.889.739 | 0 | 8,18 | 7,29% | 0,49% |
| 1978 | 131.403.078 | 103.666.171 | 23.005.583 | 4.731.324 | 0 | 7,72 | 7,07% | 0,47% |
| 1977 | 122.723.574 | 98.336.130 | 20.248.877 | 4.138.567 | 0 | 7,31 | 5,74% | 0,45% |
| 1976 | 116.063.731 | 93.133.482 | 19.188.469 | 3.741.781 | 0 | 7,01 | 6,41% | 0,44% |
| 1975 | 109.073.052 | 87.853.215 | 18.219.494 | 3.000.343 | 0 | 6,7 | 4,09% | 0,43% |
| 1974 | 104.784.189 | 84.134.537 | 17.774.423 | 2.875.229 | 0 | 6,57 | 3,66% | 0,41% |
| 1973 | 101.081.854 | 81.032.196 | 17.288.911 | 2.760.748 | 0 | 6,48 | 2,28% | 0,40% |
| 1972 | 98.824.089 | 79.299.035 | 16.806.195 | 2.718.858 | 0 | 6,5 | 3,49% | 0,41% |
| 1971 | 95.490.567 | 76.324.400 | 16.489.482 | 2.676.685 | 0 | 6,45 | 0,72% | 0,41% |
| 1970 | 94.807.452 | 75.980.808 | 16.171.234 | 2.655.410 | 0 | 6,58 | – | 0,41% |
See also
- North Korea CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of North Korea
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).