Environment in North Korea 51 indicators covering environment for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.46 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.3% 60th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.01 Mt CO2e 2024 up 273.7% 96th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 13.48 Mt CO2e 2024 up 26.3% 60th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.5 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 52.9% 106th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.24 Mt CO2e 2024 up 59.2% 50th Aquaculture production 685,700 metric tons 2024 up 20.8% 17th Capture fisheries production 208,365 metric tons 2024 down 7.8% 63rd Total fisheries production 894,065 metric tons 2024 up 12.7% 30th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.99 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.5% 71st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 32.79 Mt CO2e 2024 up 64.1% 25th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2589 Mt CO2e 2024 down 24.7% 99th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 11.68 Mt CO2e 2024 up 91.1% 36th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.9699 Mt CO2e 2024 down 42.2% 118th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.091 Mt CO2e 2024 up 51.9% 78th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e 2024 up 109.0% 106th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 91.25 Mt CO2e 2024 up 32.2% 58th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0008 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 193rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0256 Mt CO2e 2024 up 67.3% 125th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0506 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.8% 62nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.69 Mt CO2e 2024 down 19.0% 114th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4133 Mt CO2e 2024 up 98.6% 80th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1331 Mt CO2e 2024 up 64.1% 24th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.0% 111th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.44 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 27.0% 112th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.43 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.6% 104th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.16 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.8% 38th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 10.95 Mt CO2e 2024 down 27.8% 41st Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0937 Mt CO2e 2024 up 64.4% 26th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.1% 82nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 20.12 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.4% 71st F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 3.21 Mt CO2e 2024 up 149.6% 47th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -49.8% 2024 up 27.3% 187th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -71.7% 2024 down 10.2% 203rd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -44.7% 2024 up 23.2% 190th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -25.5% 2024 down 133.4% 174th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.0172 Mt CO2e 2024 down 92.7% 96th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 27.74 2022 unchanged 60th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0113 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.7% 36th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0025 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 61st Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 73.62 Mt CO2e 2023 up 52.6% 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -17.01 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 145th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 0.8% 2023 down 11.1% 169th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 14.5% 2023 up 98.6% 157th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 22.0% 2023 up 91.3% 168th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -19.31 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 135th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 2.3 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 72nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 99.9% 2017 down 0.1% 48th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 19.3% 2017 down 77.8% 60th