Reference Data in North Korea 904 indicators covering reference data for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Bunker Fuels 0 2018 — 182nd Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat 2.92 2018 down 74.4% 100th Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Building 0.12 2018 up 20.0% 130th Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Manufacturing/Construction 8.43 2018 down 81.0% 50th Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Transportation 1.39 2018 up 13.9% 129th Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Fugitive Emissions 12.5 2018 up 23.9% 31st Probability of dying, by age 0.0126 2021 down 41.3% 95th Member countries of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 0 number 2025 — 154th GHG growth -8.2% 2018 down 187.7% 188th Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 0.4962 2023 up 10.2% 69th Total official development assistance for technical co-operation 2.40 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 52.2% 148th End of the academic school year 2,020 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 2020 up 0.5% 1st End month of the academic school year 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 2020 up 166.7% 53rd Start month of the academic school year 9 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 2020 up 125.0% 24th 03_Official bilateral loans, total 47.00 million 2005 down 2.1% 119th 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks 14.14 million 2025 down 63.9% 203rd 02_Cross-border loans from BIS banks to nonbanks 9.02 million 2025 down 59.2% 205th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate 86.05 % change on previous year 2025 up 326.9% 25th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years 2019 unchanged 2nd Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2019 unchanged 139th Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector 48.45 kilograms per person 2023 down 37.7% 171st Share of land area that is protected 2.4% 2025 unchanged 197th Reported cases of leprosy 0 Cases 2024 — 131st Number of significant earthquakes 1 events 1727 — 21st Share of electricity production by source 34.1% 2024 down 8.7% 23rd Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 11 2019 up 10.0% 42nd Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 1 2019 unchanged 29th Electricity net generation 14.5 2020 down 31.0% 92nd Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables 9.93 terawatt-hours 2024 up 15.5% 71st CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Fugitive Emissions 0 2014 — 61st School age population, early childhood education, male 694,342 number 2019 down 10.0% 62nd School age population, early childhood education, female 662,806 number 2019 down 10.5% 62nd School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 1.36 million number 2019 down 10.3% 62nd Tree cover loss from wildfires 3,026 hectares 2024 up 46.8% 36th Electricity net consumption 13.93 2019 down 18.8% 84th Inequality in per capita calorie intake 0.26 2020 unchanged 88th Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year 59.1% 2020 up 1.5% 52nd Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days 26.9% 2020 down 7.7% 157th Share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year 40.9% 2020 down 2.1% 136th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 12,054 Hectares 2020 unchanged 91st Share of marine territorial waters that are protected 0.0% 2025 — 150th Tobacco production 88,036 tonnes 2024 up 8.5% 14th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 1 2019 unchanged 74th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 11 2019 up 10.0% 95th End of the academic school year 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% 58th Rice production by region 2.25 million tonnes 2024 down 14.3% 28th Rice production 2.25 million tonnes 2024 down 14.3% 28th End month of the academic school year 3 tertiary education 2018 down 62.5% 197th Start month of the academic school year 4 tertiary education 2018 down 55.6% 154th Share of children who have anemia 31.6% 2019 down 4.0% 81st Bean production 328,079 tonnes 2024 up 3.5% 19th Annual area burnt by wildfires by region 10,583 hectares 2025 down 77.1% 108th Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 12.9% 193rd Rule of Law - Governance score 30.71 0-100 2024 up 14.4% 193rd Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the 24.8% 2024 up 15.7% 196th Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.2081 2024 up 9.6% 36th Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the 36.6% 2024 up 13.6% 193rd Rule of Law - Number of sources 7 2024 down 22.2% 174th Voice and Accountability - Governance score 22.06 0-100 2024 up 3.7% 204th Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2.2% 204th ← Previous Page 12 of 16 Next →