North Korea Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
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 2012 was 109,894.97, a 2.55% increase from 2011.
- North Korea greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 107,165.32, a 2.93% increase from 2010.
- North Korea greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2010 was 104,116.60, a 4.2% increase from 2009.
- North Korea greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 99,920.38, a 0.54% increase from 2008.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
802,271.30 |
| Central African Republic |
515,134.08 |
| Mozambique |
380,308.29 |
| Tanzania |
235,353.12 |
| Ethiopia |
185,292.17 |
| Madagascar |
117,932.60 |
| North Korea |
109,894.97 |
| Chad |
109,796.02 |
| Guinea |
101,348.99 |
| Uganda |
80,725.08 |
| Mali |
77,437.93 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
77,118.71 |
| Zimbabwe |
72,057.80 |
| Senegal |
54,185.37 |
| Burkina Faso |
43,910.40 |
| Yemen |
40,924.63 |
| Nepal |
40,762.72 |
| Benin |
33,533.10 |
| Togo |
22,931.86 |
| Somalia |
21,916.32 |
| Malawi |
21,632.13 |
| Afghanistan |
18,168.86 |
| Tajikistan |
15,364.58 |
| Sierra Leone |
11,810.89 |
| Niger |
11,460.92 |
| Haiti |
8,835.47 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
7,604.73 |
| Rwanda |
6,689.95 |
| Burundi |
6,254.37 |
| Eritrea |
4,977.89 |
| Gambia |
3,529.23 |
| Liberia |
2,833.94 |
| Comoros |
564.22 |
| North Korea Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2012 |
109,894.97 |
2.55% |
| 2011 |
107,165.32 |
2.93% |
| 2010 |
104,116.60 |
4.20% |
| 2009 |
99,920.38 |
0.54% |
| 2008 |
99,381.17 |
7.96% |
| 2007 |
92,054.15 |
-13.81% |
| 2006 |
106,807.17 |
0.23% |
| 2005 |
106,557.19 |
5.28% |
| 2004 |
101,210.57 |
3.15% |
| 2003 |
98,123.03 |
2.19% |
| 2002 |
96,022.37 |
-5.77% |
| 2001 |
101,904.13 |
4.18% |
| 2000 |
97,813.67 |
9.33% |
| 1999 |
89,468.29 |
6.04% |
| 1998 |
84,375.45 |
-14.48% |
| 1997 |
98,661.43 |
-1.94% |
| 1996 |
100,618.40 |
-10.10% |
| 1995 |
111,920.31 |
-6.61% |
| 1994 |
119,835.71 |
-9.48% |
| 1993 |
132,389.66 |
-7.31% |
| 1992 |
142,827.29 |
-8.39% |
| 1991 |
155,908.96 |
-4.35% |
| 1990 |
162,999.45 |
-2.65% |
| 1989 |
167,433.69 |
-0.28% |
| 1988 |
167,895.58 |
-2.00% |
| 1987 |
171,329.12 |
1.03% |
| 1986 |
169,587.63 |
-1.17% |
| 1985 |
171,602.10 |
3.31% |
| 1984 |
166,105.70 |
0.56% |
| 1983 |
165,173.93 |
5.61% |
| 1982 |
156,400.05 |
3.74% |
| 1981 |
150,760.54 |
2.38% |
| 1980 |
147,262.27 |
5.64% |
| 1979 |
139,394.82 |
5.90% |
| 1978 |
131,631.04 |
7.78% |
| 1977 |
122,134.84 |
6.74% |
| 1976 |
114,423.83 |
6.34% |
| 1975 |
107,603.78 |
4.30% |
| 1974 |
103,162.75 |
1.96% |
| 1973 |
101,174.93 |
3.91% |
| 1972 |
97,367.83 |
4.28% |
| 1971 |
93,374.11 |
-0.71% |
| 1970 |
94,041.92 |
-0.71% |
