North Korea vs Least developed countries: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- North Korea
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Least developed countries currently reports 39.15 Mt CO2e against 11.68 Mt CO2e in North Korea, a difference of 27.47 Mt CO2e.
That makes Least developed countries's figure about 3.4 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 36th and Least developed countries ranks 37th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Least developed countries in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.42 Mt CO2e | 8.18 Mt CO2e | 5.24 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
| 1980s | 19.87 Mt CO2e | 10.69 Mt CO2e | 9.17 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
| 1990s | 14.41 Mt CO2e | 12.81 Mt CO2e | 1.6 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
| 2000s | 13.38 Mt CO2e | 22.65 Mt CO2e | 9.27 Mt CO2e | Least developed countries |
| 2010s | 8.46 Mt CO2e | 35.02 Mt CO2e | 26.56 Mt CO2e | Least developed countries |
| 2020s | 11.22 Mt CO2e | 40.04 Mt CO2e | 28.82 Mt CO2e | Least developed countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), North Korea or Least developed countries?
- Least developed countries, at 39.15 Mt CO2e against 11.68 Mt CO2e in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between North Korea and Least developed countries?
- 27.47 Mt CO2e, with Least developed countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Least developed countries?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Least developed countries rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- North Korea ranks 36th and Least developed countries ranks 37th 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).