Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs North Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
47th
North Korea rank
49th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 36.6 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 47th and North Korea ranks 49th of 47 groups.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) North Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and North Korea?
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and North Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and North Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 47th and North Korea ranks 49th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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.