Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in North Korea
North Korea: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 2.65 billion current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in North Korea, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in North Korea is 2.65 billion current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in North Korea peaked at 2.65 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 872.80 million current US$, in 2015.
That places North Korea 51st out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 billion current US$ | 1.04 billion current US$ | 1.50 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.63 billion current US$ | 1.33 billion current US$ | 1.95 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 billion current US$ | 872.80 million current US$ | 2.29 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 billion current US$ | 2.42 billion current US$ | 2.65 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More economy & growth data for North Korea
- Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 0.024 (2025)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation 13.32 million BoP, current US$ (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants 1.19 million BoP, current US$ (2023)
- Adjusted savings: net forest depletion 0 current US$ (2021)
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion 62.05 million current US$ (2021)
- Adjusted savings: energy depletion 430.72 million current US$ (2021)
- Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education 14.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in North Korea?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in North Korea was 2.65 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 872.80 million current US$ in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- North Korea ranks 51st out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.