Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in North Korea
North Korea: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 21,976 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in North Korea, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 21,976 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in North Korea peaked at 21,976 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,249 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2015.
North Korea ranks 65th of 208 countries on this measure, 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$) … square in North Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,411 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 12,483 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 11,647 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 11,262 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 10,793 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 10,591 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 9,784 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 9,284 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 8,664 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 9,815 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 11,071 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 11,990 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 11,917 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 12,694 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 13,618 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 14,992 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 16,078 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 14,037 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 16,233 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 12,698 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 12,252 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 9,191 current US$ per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 9,929 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 7,418 current US$ per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 8,733 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 7,249 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 8,947 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 16,870 current US$ per square kilometre | +88.6% |
| 2018 | 16,441 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 18,979 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 20,114 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 21,976 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 21,976 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 540.2 current US$ per square kilometre, 40.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 21,976 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,492 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +88.6% | 8,947 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,870 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,673 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,664 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,483 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,533 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,071 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,233 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,601 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,249 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,979 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,045 current US$ per square kilometre | 20,114 current US$ per square kilometre | 21,976 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 62 France 23,467 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 63 United States 22,992 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 64 Hungary 22,173 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 66 Thailand 21,607 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 67 Philippines 21,415 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 68 Portugal 20,756 current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square in North Korea?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in North Korea was 21,976 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 21,976 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,249 current US$ per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- North Korea ranks 65th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.