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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).