Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.007 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.007 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.02 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.007 units per person, in 2015.
North Korea ranks 90th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0109 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.012 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0127 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0129 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0116 units per person | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0126 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0135 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0142 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0149 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0152 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0166 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0166 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0177 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0178 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0186 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0192 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.02 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.02 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0139 units per person | -30.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0148 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0147 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0149 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0154 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0157 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0168 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0167 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0158 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0158 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0151 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0144 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0133 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0115 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0106 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0103 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0101 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0106 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0109 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0107 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0099 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0106 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0101 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0077 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.007 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0091 units per person | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.008 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.007 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0131 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 0.02 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0158 units per person | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in North Korea?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in North Korea was 0.007 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 units per person in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 90th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.