North Korea Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2023
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- North Korea greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 79,340.00, a 7.99% increase from 2018.
- North Korea greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 73,470.00, a 4.77% decline from 2017.
- North Korea greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 77,150.00, a 48.19% increase from 2016.
- North Korea greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2016 was 52,060.00, a 11.07% increase from 2015.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Ethiopia |
150,960.01 |
| Tanzania |
84,000.00 |
| Chad |
81,650.00 |
| North Korea |
79,340.00 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
55,000.00 |
| South Sudan |
50,910.00 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
48,480.00 |
| Nepal |
44,220.00 |
| Mali |
44,150.00 |
| Uganda |
43,290.00 |
| Niger |
42,720.00 |
| Mozambique |
35,400.00 |
| Burkina Faso |
32,210.00 |
| Zimbabwe |
30,530.00 |
| Madagascar |
29,580.00 |
| Senegal |
29,230.00 |
| Afghanistan |
28,640.00 |
| Guinea |
28,330.00 |
| Yemen |
25,260.00 |
| Somalia |
25,150.00 |
| Central African Republic |
19,730.00 |
| Tajikistan |
17,510.00 |
| Benin |
15,020.00 |
| Malawi |
10,950.00 |
| Haiti |
10,500.00 |
| Togo |
7,890.00 |
| Eritrea |
6,330.00 |
| Sierra Leone |
6,080.00 |
| Rwanda |
5,340.00 |
| Burundi |
4,560.00 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,580.00 |
| Gambia |
2,340.00 |
| Liberia |
2,220.00 |
| Comoros |
640.00 |
| North Korea Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2019 |
79,340.00 |
7.99% |
| 2018 |
73,470.00 |
-4.77% |
| 2017 |
77,150.00 |
48.19% |
| 2016 |
52,060.00 |
11.07% |
| 2015 |
46,870.00 |
-11.62% |
| 2014 |
53,030.00 |
7.70% |
| 2013 |
49,240.00 |
-18.02% |
| 2012 |
60,060.00 |
2.97% |
| 2011 |
58,330.00 |
-19.71% |
| 2010 |
72,650.00 |
-3.86% |
| 2009 |
75,570.00 |
-18.16% |
| 2008 |
92,340.00 |
9.60% |
| 2007 |
84,250.00 |
-13.04% |
| 2006 |
96,880.00 |
2.31% |
| 2005 |
94,690.00 |
3.94% |
| 2004 |
91,100.00 |
2.06% |
| 2003 |
89,260.00 |
2.10% |
| 2002 |
87,420.00 |
-3.19% |
| 2001 |
90,300.00 |
3.54% |
| 2000 |
87,210.00 |
4.21% |
| 1999 |
83,690.00 |
5.24% |
| 1998 |
79,520.00 |
-9.25% |
| 1997 |
87,630.00 |
-8.56% |
| 1996 |
95,830.00 |
-10.90% |
| 1995 |
107,550.00 |
-6.52% |
| 1994 |
115,050.00 |
-7.43% |
| 1993 |
124,280.00 |
-6.91% |
| 1992 |
133,500.00 |
-9.44% |
| 1991 |
147,420.00 |
-4.70% |
| 1990 |
154,690.00 |
-4.70% |
