How does North Korea rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square?

North Korea ranks 17th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.

Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square in North Korea

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square in North Korea
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North Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

0.0007 units per square kilometre

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

17th

of 117 countries

All-time high

0.001 units per square kilometre

in 1981

All-time low

0.0006 units per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square in North Korea, 1961–2019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

North Korea recorded 0.0007 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in North Korea peaked at 0.001 units per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places North Korea 17th out of 117 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961 to 2019.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0006 units per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+4.8%
1963	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1964	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+6.7%
1965	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+4.2%
1967	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.0008 units per square kilometre	+6.0%
1970	0.0008 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.0008 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.0008 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.0008 units per square kilometre	+7.5%
1974	0.0009 units per square kilometre	+5.3%
1975	0.0009 units per square kilometre	+4.2%
1976	0.0009 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
1977	0.001 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
1978	0.001 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
1979	0.001 units per square kilometre	+0.5%
1980	0.001 units per square kilometre	-1.5%
1981	0.001 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
1982	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-4.5%
1983	0.001 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
1984	0.001 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.001 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.001 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.001 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.001 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-2.3%
1990	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-4.8%
1991	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-2.0%
1992	0.0009 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
1993	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-0.5%
1994	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-1.0%
1995	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-0.2%
1996	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-0.3%
1997	0.0009 units per square kilometre	+5.3%
1998	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-5.1%
1999	0.0009 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-7.8%
2001	0.0008 units per square kilometre	+6.9%
2002	0.0009 units per square kilometre	+1.9%
2003	0.0009 units per square kilometre	+0.2%
2004	0.0009 units per square kilometre	-0.2%
2005	0.0009 units per square kilometre	+0.1%
2006	0.0009 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.0009 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-2.2%
2009	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-0.2%
2010	0.0008 units per square kilometre	+0.2%
2011	0.0008 units per square kilometre	+0.2%
2012	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-1.4%
2013	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-2.8%
2014	0.0008 units per square kilometre	-4.0%
2015	0.0007 units per square kilometre	-11.4%
2016	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2017	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
2018	0.0007 units per square kilometre	-0.8%
2019	0.0007 units per square kilometre	-1.2%

North Korea compared with similar countries

North Korea's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 16.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
North Korea's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0007 units per square kilometre	0.0006 units per square kilometre	0.0008 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0009 units per square kilometre	0.0008 units per square kilometre	0.001 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.001 units per square kilometre	0.0009 units per square kilometre	0.001 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0009 units per square kilometre	0.0009 units per square kilometre	0.0009 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0008 units per square kilometre	0.0008 units per square kilometre	0.0009 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0008 units per square kilometre	0.0007 units per square kilometre	0.0008 units per square kilometre	10

Countries ranked near North Korea

14 Nepal 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
15 Japan 0.0009 units per square kilometre compare
16 Guinea 0.0009 units per square kilometre compare
18 Nigeria 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
19 China 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
20 Pakistan 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 117 places →

More reference data data for North Korea

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)

All data for North Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in North Korea?: Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in North Korea was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 1981.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does North Korea rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square?: North Korea ranks 17th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.