Environment in North Korea 227 indicators covering environment for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change 2025 up 194.0% 21st Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change 2025 up 164.6% 21st Cooling Degree Days 854.46 2024 up 56.7% 155th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7549 % change on previous year 2024 down 215.1% 163rd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 19.7% 130th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.45 % change on previous year 2024 down 20.7% 30th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 20.1% 155th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % change on previous year 2024 up 116.9% 93rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 100.7% 179th Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6856 % change on previous year 2024 down 17.1% 143rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 6.9% 122nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.7982 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.4% 151st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 83.5% 56th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) -0.1928 % change on previous year 2024 down 762.5% 81st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 27.7% 113th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.7393 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.0% 140th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 57.6% 20th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.25 % change on previous year 2024 down 14.1% 62nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 1.5% 102nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.8843 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.9% 136th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 52.9% 106th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0.9455 % change on previous year 2024 down 80.5% 127th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 21.3% 107th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.72 % change on previous year 2024 up 124.6% 131st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 258.9% 160th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual -0.97 % change on previous year 2024 up 89.9% 149th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 44.5% 175th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.7752 % change on previous year 2024 down 87.1% 67th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 45.9% 136th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 2.9% 104th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0.6808 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.6% 62nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 57.6% 26th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 92.2% 106th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 90.8% 151st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) -0.0355 % change on previous year 2024 up 99.4% 139th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 22.2% 193rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.7968 % change on previous year 2024 down 84.2% 70th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 22.7% 105th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.99 % change on previous year 2024 up 118.9% 103rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 60.7% 181st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 147th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 4.0% 203rd Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 0.073 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.3% 106th Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0259 metric tons per person 2024 up 16.0% 12th Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 0.1129 % change on previous year 2024 down 98.6% 104th Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0079 metric tons per person 2024 down 11.4% 105th Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 0.0823 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.2% 111th Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0337 metric tons per person 2024 up 8.2% 48th Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 15.79 % change on previous year 2024 up 227.5% 28th Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 6,917 2024 down 6.9% 17th Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0003 units per person 2024 down 10.6% 51st Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.3 Percentage change 2024 up 115.3% 50th Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5584 Percentage change 2024 up 95.0% 38th Heating Degree Days 6,917 2024 down 6.9% 17th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.16 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.8% 38th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.091 Mt CO2e 2024 up 51.9% 78th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.1% 82nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 10.95 Mt CO2e 2024 down 27.8% 41st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.99 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.5% 71st Page 1 of 4 Next →