Iraq vs North Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Iraq
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
52nd
North Korea rank
49th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Iraq
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North Korea ahead.
Iraq ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 49th of 203 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 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), Iraq or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Iraq and North Korea?
- 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and North Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Iraq ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 49th of 203 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.