Climate Change in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

564 indicators covering climate change for Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Manure left on Pasture — Direct emissions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 13th
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq), annual growth rate 0.4514 % change on previous year 2023 up 103.7% 15th
Rice — Production 1.78 million t 2023 down 38.8% 10th
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 370.63 million t 2025 up 1.5% 14th
Sorghum — Crop residues 467,523 kg 2050 9th
Sorghum — Crop residues 0.009 kt 2050 9th
Sorghum — Crop residues 0.0073 kt 2050 9th
Sorghum — Crop residues 0.0017 kt 2050 9th
Forestland — Area 7,728 1000 ha 2025 up 1.5% 14th
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) -2,343 kt 2025 up 0.3% 14th
Net Forest conversion — Area 1.98 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 12th
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 347.84 kt 2025 up 0.0% 12th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area 7,730 1000 ha 2025 up 1.5% 14th
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) -1,995 kt 2025 up 0.4% 18th
IPPU — Emissions 0.0642 kt 2023 unchanged 8th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.8 kt 2023 unchanged 8th
Cropland organic soils — Area 4,885 ha 2024 up 7.0% 11th
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 0.0998 kt 2024 up 7.0% 10th
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 141.5 kt 2024 up 7.0% 11th
Grassland organic soils — Area 301.57 ha 2024 up 4.4% 11th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 0.0045 kt 2024 up 4.7% 11th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 6.3 kt 2024 up 4.4% 11th
Drained organic soils — Area 5,187 ha 2024 up 6.8% 11th
Drained organic soils — Emissions 0.1043 kt 2024 up 6.9% 10th
Drained organic soils — Emissions 147.81 kt 2024 up 6.9% 11th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues 531,886 t 2024 down 84.1% 11th
Forest fires — Burned Area 10,553 ha 2024 down 84.1% 11th
Forest fires — Emissions 1.22 kt 2024 down 84.1% 11th
Forest fires — Emissions 0.1117 kt 2024 down 84.1% 11th
Other forest — Burning crop residues 531,886 t 2024 down 84.1% 10th
Other forest — Burned Area 10,553 ha 2024 down 84.1% 10th
Other forest — Emissions 1.22 kt 2024 down 84.1% 10th
Other forest — Emissions 0.1117 kt 2024 down 84.1% 10th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues 5,313 t 2024 down 93.2% 16th
Savanna fires — Burned Area 1,375 ha 2024 down 93.2% 16th
Savanna fires — Emissions 0.0122 kt 2024 down 93.2% 16th
Savanna fires — Emissions 0.0011 kt 2024 down 93.3% 16th
Grassland — Burning crop residues 3,613 t 2024 down 83.3% 16th
Grassland — Burned Area 881.25 ha 2024 down 83.3% 15th
Grassland — Emissions 0.0083 kt 2024 down 83.3% 16th
Grassland — Emissions 0.0008 kt 2024 down 82.2% 15th
Savanna — Burning crop residues 352.38 t 2024 down 99.0% 16th
Savanna — Burned Area 85.95 ha 2024 down 99.0% 16th
Savanna — Emissions 0.0008 kt 2024 down 99.1% 16th
Savanna — Emissions 0.0001 kt 2024 down 98.7% 16th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 1,347 t 2024 down 93.0% 14th
Woody savanna — Burned Area 408.27 ha 2024 down 93.0% 14th
Woody savanna — Emissions 0.0031 kt 2024 down 93.0% 14th
Woody savanna — Emissions 0.0003 kt 2024 down 92.5% 14th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues 1,700 t 2024 down 97.0% 15th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area 494.22 ha 2024 down 96.7% 15th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 12th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 12th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 12th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 12th
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 8th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 8th
Closed shrubland — Emissions 0 kt 2024 8th
Closed shrubland — Emissions 0 kt 2024 8th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 8th