Methane emissions in North Korea

North Korea emitted 20.1 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
North Korea, 2024 20.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.8% 2023: 20.3 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 71st of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in North Korea over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period North KoreaWorld
2024 20.1 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 20.3 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 20.3 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 20.1 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 22.1 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 22.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 21.4 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 23.9 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 25.3 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 23.5 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 24.1 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 23.9 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 23.6 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 23.9 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 24.6 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 24.3 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 24.8 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 23.7 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 26.1 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 25.8 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 24.3 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 23.5 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 23.0 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 23.5 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 22.8 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8% from 20.3 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 24.1 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −16.4%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, North Korea has the 71st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for North Korea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database