North Korea vs Vietnam: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)

North Korea
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
17th
Vietnam rank
14th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time

  • North Korea
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 14th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), North Korea or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between North Korea and Vietnam?
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Vietnam?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Vietnam rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
North Korea ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 14th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
240 places, 12,327 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 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.