Iraq vs North Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Iraq
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 11.68 Mt CO2e against 10.3 Mt CO2e in Iraq, a difference of 1.38 Mt CO2e.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North Korea ahead.
Iraq ranks 39th and North Korea ranks 36th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.92 Mt CO2e | 13.42 Mt CO2e | 10.51 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
| 1980s | 4.44 Mt CO2e | 19.87 Mt CO2e | 15.42 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
| 1990s | 5.47 Mt CO2e | 14.41 Mt CO2e | 8.94 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
| 2000s | 9 Mt CO2e | 13.38 Mt CO2e | 4.38 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
| 2010s | 9.78 Mt CO2e | 8.46 Mt CO2e | 1.32 Mt CO2e | Iraq |
| 2020s | 9.79 Mt CO2e | 11.22 Mt CO2e | 1.43 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Iraq or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 11.68 Mt CO2e against 10.3 Mt CO2e in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Iraq and North Korea?
- 1.38 Mt CO2e, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and North Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- Iraq ranks 39th and North Korea ranks 36th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).