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 6.56 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).