Environment in North Korea 227 indicators covering environment for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 44.5% 175th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual -0.97 % change on previous year 2024 up 89.9% 149th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 258.9% 160th 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 Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 21.3% 107th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0.9455 % change on previous year 2024 down 80.5% 127th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 52.9% 106th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.8843 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.9% 136th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 1.5% 102nd 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 Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 57.6% 20th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.7393 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.0% 140th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 27.7% 113th 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 Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 83.5% 56th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.7982 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.4% 151st Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 6.9% 122nd 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 Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 100.7% 179th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % change on previous year 2024 up 116.9% 93rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 20.1% 155th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.45 % change on previous year 2024 down 20.7% 30th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 19.7% 130th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7549 % change on previous year 2024 down 215.1% 163rd Arable land use per person 0.0869 hectares per person 2023 down 6.4% 121st Forest area 7.73 million hectares 2025 up 1.5% 61st Share of global forest area 0.2% 2025 up 2.5% 61st Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.0249 2023 down 97.9% 71st Land use hidden — Total area 120,540 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 92nd Land use hidden — Cropland 25,453 Square kilometres 2023 down 1.4% 73rd Land use hidden — Land area 120,410 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 90th Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 500 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 135th Land use hidden — Other areas 34,793 Square kilometres 2023 up 7.7% 78th Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 24.0% 33rd Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 1.73 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 down 0.4% 75th Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 33.9% 11th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 202nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 46.8% 143rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 33.2% 75th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 23.7% 139th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 134.4% 81st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 88.1% 13th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 7.1% 67th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 59.8% 73rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 47.2% 140th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 241.6% 109th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 31.2% 66th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 73.2% 49th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 2.7% 63rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 86.8% 17th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 24.5% 94th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 116.6% 31st Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 11.4% 57th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 77.9% 126th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 26.1% 126th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 15.2% 44th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.1% 2025 down 1.5% 49th Annual change in forest area 11,356 hectares 2025 up 0.0% 28th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2025 down 1.5% 48th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →