Dem. People's Rep. Korea - CO2 emissions

CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 0.000 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.000 in 2016 and a minimum value of 0.000 in 1960.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 0.000
1961 0.000
1962 0.000
1963 0.000
1964 0.000
1965 0.000
1966 0.000
1967 0.000
1968 0.000
1969 0.000
1970 0.000
1971 0.000
1972 0.000
1973 0.000
1974 0.000
1975 0.000
1976 0.000
1977 0.000
1978 0.000
1979 0.000
1980 0.000
1981 0.000
1982 0.000
1983 0.000
1984 0.000
1985 0.000
1986 0.000
1987 0.000
1988 0.000
1989 0.000
1990 0.000
1991 0.000
1992 0.000
1993 0.000
1994 0.000
1995 0.000
1996 0.000
1997 0.000
1998 0.000
1999 0.000
2000 0.000
2001 0.000
2002 0.000
2003 0.000
2004 0.000
2005 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000

CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (% of total) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 0.000 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 0.000 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1960.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 0.000
1961 0.000
1962 0.000
1963 0.000
1964 0.000
1965 0.000
1966 0.000
1967 0.000
1968 0.000
1969 0.000
1970 0.000
1971 0.000
1972 0.000
1973 0.000
1974 0.000
1975 0.000
1976 0.000
1977 0.000
1978 0.000
1979 0.000
1980 0.000
1981 0.000
1982 0.000
1983 0.000
1984 0.000
1985 0.000
1986 0.000
1987 0.000
1988 0.000
1989 0.000
1990 0.000
1991 0.000
1992 0.000
1993 0.000
1994 0.000
1995 0.000
1996 0.000
1997 0.000
1998 0.000
1999 0.000
2000 0.000
2001 0.000
2002 0.000
2003 0.000
2004 0.000
2005 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000

CO2 emissions (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions (kt) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 18,120 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 123,370 in 1990 and a minimum value of 18,120 in 2018.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1990 123,370
1991 117,350
1992 104,700
1993 96,710
1994 88,760
1995 83,420
1996 74,010
1997 67,520
1998 60,940
1999 66,580
2000 71,820
2001 74,390
2002 71,200
2003 72,740
2004 74,320
2005 77,590
2006 78,940
2007 65,640
2008 72,830
2009 55,360
2010 51,620
2011 37,040
2012 38,500
2013 27,820
2014 31,420
2015 25,300
2016 30,090
2017 22,380
2018 18,120

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 3,201.29 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,075.04 in 1987 and a minimum value of 597.72 in 1960.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 597.72
1961 858.08
1962 1,180.77
1963 1,257.78
1964 1,188.11
1965 1,092.77
1966 1,103.77
1967 1,279.78
1968 2,042.52
1969 2,211.20
1970 2,500.89
1971 2,097.52
1972 2,207.53
1973 2,346.88
1974 3,069.28
1975 3,560.66
1976 3,439.65
1977 3,689.00
1978 5,617.84
1979 6,417.25
1980 7,183.65
1981 7,645.70
1982 7,950.06
1983 8,258.08
1984 8,874.14
1985 9,486.53
1986 11,481.38
1987 15,075.04
1988 14,169.29
1989 14,183.96
1990 8,111.40
1991 6,171.56
1992 5,023.79
1993 4,499.41
1994 3,039.94
1995 4,041.03
1996 4,356.40
1997 3,039.94
1998 3,993.36
1999 2,610.90
2000 3,138.95
2001 3,490.98
2002 3,498.32
2003 3,406.64
2004 3,428.65
2005 2,878.60
2006 2,196.53
2007 2,625.57
2008 2,687.91
2009 2,592.57
2010 2,570.57
2011 2,643.91
2012 2,533.90
2013 2,735.58
2014 2,610.90
2015 2,988.61
2016 3,201.29

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 10.64 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 11.81 in 2015, while its lowest value was 1.95 in 1971.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 2.51
1961 3.24
1962 3.84
1963 3.83
1964 3.33
1965 2.47
1966 2.32
1967 2.44
1968 3.44
1969 3.45
1970 3.40
1971 1.95
1972 2.46
1973 2.41
1974 3.02
1975 3.30
1976 3.12
1977 3.24
1978 5.18
1979 5.80
1980 6.28
1981 6.66
1982 6.78
1983 6.57
1984 6.56
1985 6.55
1986 7.29
1987 8.54
1988 7.02
1989 6.61
1990 6.57
1991 5.26
1992 4.80
1993 4.65
1994 3.42
1995 4.84
1996 5.89
1997 4.50
1998 6.55
1999 3.92
2000 4.37
2001 4.69
2002 4.91
2003 4.68
2004 4.61
2005 3.71
2006 2.78
2007 4.00
2008 3.69
2009 4.68
2010 4.98
2011 7.14
2012 6.58
2013 9.83
2014 8.31
2015 11.81
2016 10.64

CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)

The value for CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 0.71 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.08 in 1990 and a minimum value of 0.71 in 2018.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1990 6.08
1991 5.69
1992 5.00
1993 4.55
1994 4.11
1995 3.82
1996 3.35
1997 3.02
1998 2.70
1999 2.93
2000 3.13
2001 3.22
2002 3.05
2003 3.09
2004 3.13
2005 3.25
2006 3.28
2007 2.71
2008 3.00
2009 2.27
2010 2.10
2011 1.50
2012 1.55
2013 1.12
2014 1.25
2015 1.00
2016 1.19
2017 0.88
2018 0.71

CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 21,690 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 192,309 in 1989 and a minimum value of 19,094 in 2015.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 22,079
1961 24,470
1962 28,357
1963 30,344
1964 33,168
1965 41,980
1966 45,298
1967 49,871
1968 55,944
1969 60,539
1970 69,053
1971 103,065
1972 84,766
1973 92,185
1974 95,665
1975 100,696
1976 103,266
1977 106,688
1978 99,343
1979 100,164
1980 103,266
1981 103,164
1982 105,412
1983 113,428
1984 122,364
1985 131,429
1986 142,041
1987 156,871
1988 181,858
1989 192,309
1990 107,865
1991 104,638
1992 91,107
1993 83,538
1994 76,849
1995 70,395
1996 60,454
1997 59,339
1998 53,531
1999 59,930
2000 64,228
2001 66,164
2002 63,072
2003 64,587
2004 66,120
2005 69,856
2006 71,628
2007 58,544
2008 65,247
2009 48,573
2010 45,166
2011 31,129
2012 32,629
2013 21,775
2014 25,405
2015 19,094
2016 21,690

CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 72.08 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 95.82 in 1971, while its lowest value was 72.08 in 2016.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 92.70
1961 92.49
1962 92.30
1963 92.33
1964 93.02
1965 94.83
1966 95.07
1967 95.09
1968 94.30
1969 94.38
1970 93.88
1971 95.82
1972 94.61
1973 94.62
1974 94.05
1975 93.46
1976 93.72
1977 93.69
1978 91.60
1979 90.59
1980 90.24
1981 89.86
1982 89.83
1983 90.26
1984 90.49
1985 90.70
1986 90.18
1987 88.92
1988 90.07
1989 89.60
1990 87.43
1991 89.17
1992 87.02
1993 86.38
1994 86.58
1995 84.39
1996 81.68
1997 87.88
1998 87.84
1999 90.01
2000 89.43
2001 88.94
2002 88.58
2003 88.79
2004 88.97
2005 90.03
2006 90.74
2007 89.19
2008 89.59
2009 87.74
2010 87.50
2011 84.04
2012 84.75
2013 78.27
2014 80.86
2015 75.47
2016 72.08

GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF (Mt of CO2 equivalent)

Definition: GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF refers to changes in atmospheric levels of all greenhouse gases attributable to forest and land-use change activities, including but not limited to (1) emissions and removals of CO2 from decreases or increases in biomass stocks due to forest management, logging, fuelwood collection, etc.; (2) conversion of existing forests and natural grasslands to other land uses; (3) removal of CO2 from the abandonment of formerly managed lands (e.g. croplands and pastures); and (4) emissions and removals of CO2 in soil associated with land-use change and management. For Annex-I countries under the UNFCCC, these data are drawn from the annual GHG inventories submitted to the UNFCCC by each country; for non-Annex-I countries, data are drawn from the most recently submitted National Communication where available. Because of differences in reporting years and methodologies, these data are not generally considered comparable across countries. Data are in million metric tons.

Source: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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Year Value
1990 -14.62

CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 0.317 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 0.601 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.105 in 2006.

Definition: CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services contains all emissions from fuel combustion in households. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 4 b. Commercial and public services includes emissions from all activities of ISIC Divisions 41, 50-52, 55, 63-67, 70-75, 80, 85, 90-93 and 99.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 0.130
1972 0.154
1973 0.151
1974 0.250
1975 0.280
1976 0.260
1977 0.257
1978 0.337
1979 0.551
1980 0.601
1981 0.575
1982 0.455
1983 0.454
1984 0.362
1985 0.386
1986 0.378
1987 0.395
1988 0.438
1989 0.505
1990 0.462
1991 0.415
1992 0.378
1993 0.368
1994 0.281
1995 0.353
1996 0.343
1997 0.201
1998 0.201
1999 0.123
2000 0.114
2001 0.180
2002 0.188
2003 0.170
2004 0.166
2005 0.133
2006 0.105
2007 0.142
2008 0.142
2009 0.157
2010 0.183
2011 0.260
2012 0.255
2013 0.391
2014 0.317

CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (% of total fuel combustion) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 16.22 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 17.05 in 1997, while its lowest value was 11.21 in 1971.

Definition: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 11.21
1972 12.10
1973 13.15
1974 13.82
1975 14.51
1976 14.10
1977 14.52
1978 14.14
1979 13.75
1980 13.44
1981 13.51
1982 13.32
1983 13.22
1984 13.23
1985 13.23
1986 13.27
1987 14.00
1988 14.13
1989 15.55
1990 13.84
1991 13.54
1992 14.14
1993 12.83
1994 14.73
1995 14.90
1996 16.97
1997 17.05
1998 14.59
1999 16.16
2000 16.55
2001 16.66
2002 16.66
2003 16.52
2004 16.49
2005 16.25
2006 15.98
2007 16.31
2008 16.23
2009 15.94
2010 15.85
2011 16.23
2012 15.87
2013 16.24
2014 16.22

CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (% of total fuel combustion) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 61.46 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 69.14 in 1971, while its lowest value was 60.79 in 2013.

Definition: CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction contains the emissions from combustion of fuels in industry. The IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 2 includes these emissions. However, in the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the IPCC category also includes emissions from industry autoproducers that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Manufacturing industries and construction also includes emissions from coke inputs into blast furnaces, which may be reported either in the transformation sector, the industry sector or the separate IPCC Source/Sink Category 2, Industrial Processes.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 69.14
1972 68.27
1973 67.35
1974 66.36
1975 65.72
1976 66.34
1977 65.94
1978 65.28
1979 65.50
1980 65.34
1981 64.41
1982 65.77
1983 65.96
1984 67.00
1985 66.39
1986 67.06
1987 66.87
1988 66.50
1989 65.40
1990 67.58
1991 67.82
1992 66.11
1993 66.28
1994 64.62
1995 63.17
1996 61.14
1997 61.95
1998 62.31
1999 62.47
2000 61.35
2001 62.01
2002 61.95
2003 62.14
2004 62.19
2005 62.72
2006 63.24
2007 62.54
2008 62.70
2009 62.90
2010 62.82
2011 61.88
2012 62.38
2013 60.79
2014 61.46

CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 18.47 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 19.87 in 1999, while its lowest value was 14.11 in 1990.

Definition: CO2 emissions from other sectors, less residential buildings and commercial and public services, contains the emissions from commercial/institutional activities, residential, agriculture/forestry, fishing and other emissions not specified elsewhere that are included in the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 4 and 1 A 5. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the category also includes emissions from autoproducers in the commercial/residential/agricultural sectors that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 16.96
1972 16.84
1973 16.61
1974 16.29
1975 15.93
1976 16.13
1977 16.08
1978 15.92
1979 15.39
1980 15.48
1981 16.74
1982 16.11
1983 16.20
1984 16.09
1985 16.45
1986 16.49
1987 15.58
1988 15.63
1989 14.77
1990 14.11
1991 14.47
1992 15.90
1993 17.06
1994 17.83
1995 18.28
1996 18.52
1997 19.06
1998 19.33
1999 19.87
2000 19.55
2001 18.97
2002 18.92
2003 18.98
2004 19.00
2005 19.18
2006 19.36
2007 19.12
2008 19.18
2009 19.12
2010 19.13
2011 18.75
2012 18.70
2013 18.22
2014 18.47

CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 3.54 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 5.13 in 1980, while its lowest value was 1.31 in 2006.

Definition: CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 2.56
1972 2.61
1973 2.74
1974 3.28
1975 3.56
1976 3.17
1977 3.22
1978 4.33
1979 4.82
1980 5.13
1981 4.78
1982 4.32
1983 4.15
1984 3.30
1985 3.55
1986 2.82
1987 3.17
1988 3.29
1989 3.77
1990 4.01
1991 3.76
1992 3.47
1993 3.46
1994 2.55
1995 3.31
1996 3.04
1997 1.75
1998 3.55
1999 1.37
2000 2.44
2001 2.17
2002 2.27
2003 2.17
2004 2.15
2005 1.73
2006 1.31
2007 1.88
2008 1.73
2009 1.89
2010 2.01
2011 2.89
2012 2.79
2013 4.33
2014 3.54

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions