CO2 emissions per person, fossil fuels and industry (Our World in Data, Global Carbon Budget): North Korea
The latest reading SOTW holds for North Korea is 2.33 tonnes CO2 per person for 2025, from Our World in Data.
Source series · Listed tier · Environment · Annual · tonnes CO2 per person · OWID.L.CO2.PC.A · PRK
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 2.33
- tonnes CO2 per person · 2025
- Previous
- 2.36
- tonnes CO2 per person · 2024
- Earliest held
- 5.61
- tonnes CO2 per person · 1990
- Readings shown
- 36
- Every reading SOTW holds
North Korea · history
tonnes CO2 per person · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (tonnes CO2 per person) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.33 |
| 2024 | 2.36 |
| 2023 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.14 |
| 2021 | 2.06 |
| 2020 | 2.51 |
| 2019 | 2.67 |
| 2018 | 2.41 |
| 2017 | 2.70 |
| 2016 | 1.33 |
| 2015 | 1.22 |
| 2014 | 1.56 |
| 2013 | 1.43 |
| 2012 | 1.85 |
| 2011 | 1.91 |
| 2010 | 2.62 |
| 2009 | 2.72 |
| 2008 | 2.84 |
| 2007 | 2.58 |
| 2006 | 3.11 |
| 2005 | 3.07 |
| 2004 | 2.96 |
| 2003 | 2.91 |
| 2002 | 2.87 |
| 2001 | 3.01 |
| 2000 | 2.92 |
| 1999 | 2.73 |
| 1998 | 2.52 |
| 1997 | 2.76 |
| 1996 | 2.90 |
| 1995 | 3.36 |
| 1994 | 3.64 |
| 1993 | 4.06 |
| 1992 | 4.50 |
| 1991 | 5.26 |
| 1990 | 5.61 |
Source: Our World in Data. All 36 readings held, 1990 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.