🇰🇵 North Korea Environment - Air Quality, Renewable Energy & CO2

🇰🇵 North Korea KP / PRK #97

Nomad Score 27.0

Cities 9

Region Sinosphere, Asia, Asia, Eastern Asia

Currency KPW

🌍 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW

PM2.5 (2019) 41.5 µg/m³

Renewable Energy (2022) 63.1%

Sources: OWID, World Bank

💨 AIR QUALITY

PM2.5 Concentration 41.5 µg/m³

WHO Guideline 5.0 µg/m³

vs WHO limit 8.3x above guideline

Assessment Poor air quality

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory via OWID. WHO annual mean guideline: 5 µg/m³.

⚡ RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Share 63.1% of electricity

Assessment Majority renewable

Source: Ember / Energy Institute via OWID. Percentage of electricity from renewable sources.

🔌 INFRASTRUCTURE

Electricity Access (2023) 57.5%

Grid Losses (2022) 15.5%

Safe Water (2023) 66.6%

Sanitation (2023) 84.8%

🌳 NATURE & AIR QUALITY

Forest Area (2023) 49.6%

Renewable Electricity (2021) 63.2%

PM2.5 (WB) (2020) 29.9 µg/m³

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