How does North Korea rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square?

North Korea ranks 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.

Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square in North Korea

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square in North Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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North Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.0029 units per square kilometre

Change on year

up 21.6%

World rank

36th

of 184 countries

All-time high

0.0042 units per square kilometre

in 1991

All-time low

0.002 units per square kilometre

in 1996

Years of data

1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square in North Korea, 1961–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square in North Korea is 0.0029 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 21.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square in North Korea peaked at 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.002 units per square kilometre, in 1996.

North Korea ranks 36th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961 to 2019.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0021 units per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0022 units per square kilometre	+3.9%
1963	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+6.9%
1964	0.0024 units per square kilometre	+3.5%
1965	0.0023 units per square kilometre	-6.9%
1966	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+3.8%
1967	0.0023 units per square kilometre	-3.7%
1968	0.0022 units per square kilometre	-1.5%
1969	0.0025 units per square kilometre	+11.6%
1970	0.0025 units per square kilometre	+0.2%
1971	0.0025 units per square kilometre	+2.0%
1972	0.0025 units per square kilometre	-2.3%
1973	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+7.8%
1974	0.0028 units per square kilometre	+4.9%
1975	0.0029 units per square kilometre	+3.3%
1976	0.003 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
1977	0.0031 units per square kilometre	+4.2%
1978	0.0031 units per square kilometre	+0.4%
1979	0.0032 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1980	0.0031 units per square kilometre	-3.0%
1981	0.0033 units per square kilometre	+6.0%
1982	0.003 units per square kilometre	-9.9%
1983	0.003 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1984	0.0032 units per square kilometre	+4.6%
1985	0.0032 units per square kilometre	+0.3%
1986	0.0033 units per square kilometre	+4.3%
1987	0.0034 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
1988	0.0034 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.0034 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
1990	0.0034 units per square kilometre	-2.0%
1991	0.0042 units per square kilometre	+24.4%
1992	0.0041 units per square kilometre	-2.0%
1993	0.0042 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
1994	0.0036 units per square kilometre	-13.7%
1995	0.0024 units per square kilometre	-31.6%
1996	0.002 units per square kilometre	-16.7%
1997	0.0022 units per square kilometre	+6.6%
1998	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+24.6%
1999	0.0026 units per square kilometre	-5.4%
2000	0.0023 units per square kilometre	-12.1%
2001	0.0026 units per square kilometre	+16.0%
2002	0.0027 units per square kilometre	+4.7%
2003	0.0028 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
2004	0.0028 units per square kilometre	+1.0%
2005	0.0029 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
2006	0.0029 units per square kilometre	+0.3%
2007	0.0026 units per square kilometre	-9.6%
2008	0.0029 units per square kilometre	+9.4%
2009	0.0027 units per square kilometre	-4.3%
2010	0.0028 units per square kilometre	+1.3%
2011	0.0028 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
2012	0.0029 units per square kilometre	+4.1%
2013	0.003 units per square kilometre	+0.5%
2014	0.0029 units per square kilometre	-0.5%
2015	0.0027 units per square kilometre	-7.2%
2016	0.0027 units per square kilometre	-1.8%
2017	0.0026 units per square kilometre	-3.0%
2018	0.0024 units per square kilometre	-9.5%
2019	0.0029 units per square kilometre	+21.6%

North Korea compared with similar countries

North Korea's 0.0029 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 units per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
North Korea's 0.0029 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 units per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1995	-31.6%	0.0036 units per square kilometre	0.0024 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0023 units per square kilometre	0.0021 units per square kilometre	0.0025 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0028 units per square kilometre	0.0025 units per square kilometre	0.0032 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0032 units per square kilometre	0.003 units per square kilometre	0.0034 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0031 units per square kilometre	0.002 units per square kilometre	0.0042 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0027 units per square kilometre	0.0023 units per square kilometre	0.0029 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0028 units per square kilometre	0.0024 units per square kilometre	0.003 units per square kilometre	10

Countries ranked near North Korea

33 Luxembourg 0.0032 units per square kilometre compare
34 Latvia 0.0032 units per square kilometre compare
35 South Korea 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
37 Turkey 0.0028 units per square kilometre compare
38 Argentina 0.0028 units per square kilometre compare
39 Azerbaijan 0.0028 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 184 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 - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (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) - 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 (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square in North Korea?: Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square in North Korea was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 1991.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 1996.
How does North Korea rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square?: North Korea ranks 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 184 places, 9,657 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 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.