Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 100.87 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in North Korea, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 100.87 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 128.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in North Korea peaked at 100.87 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.13 current US$ per person, in 2015.
That places North Korea 119th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.79 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 70.14 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 64.48 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 61.43 current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 58.03 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 56.25 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 51.45 current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 48.37 current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 44.75 current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 50.3 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 56.33 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 60.62 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 59.93 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 63.45 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 67.6 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 74 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 78.94 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 68.58 current US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 78.93 current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 61.46 current US$ per person | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 59.04 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 44.09 current US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 47.42 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 35.26 current US$ per person | -25.6% |
| 2014 | 41.32 current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 34.13 current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 41.92 current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 78.68 current US$ per person | +87.7% |
| 2018 | 76.34 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 87.77 current US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 92.66 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 100.87 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 100.87 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.38 current US$ per person, 13.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 100.87 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 170.81 current US$ per person, 59% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +87.7% | 41.92 current US$ per person | 78.68 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6 current US$ per person | 44.75 current US$ per person | 70.79 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.98 current US$ per person | 56.33 current US$ per person | 78.94 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6 current US$ per person | 34.13 current US$ per person | 87.77 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.77 current US$ per person | 92.66 current US$ per person | 100.87 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 116 Grenada 106.07 current US$ per person compare
- 117 Tunisia 105.5 current US$ per person compare
- 118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 102.34 current US$ per person compare
- 120 Jordan 100.46 current US$ per person compare
- 121 Indonesia 99.11 current US$ per person compare
- 122 Dominica 98.01 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for North Korea
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 52,947 (2027)
- Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.083 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 0.024 (2025)
- Imports by region of origin, gaps filled 99.91 million current US$ (2024)
- Imports by region of origin, annual growth rate 184.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita 99.0% (2024)
- Imports by region of origin, per capita 3.77 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports by region of origin 99.91 million current US$ (2024)
- Share of imports by region of origin 99.91 million current US$ (2024)
- Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in North Korea?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in North Korea was 100.87 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.87 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.13 current US$ per person in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- North Korea ranks 119th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.8%. 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 Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.