North Korea vs Low income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
North Korea
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Low income
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
49th
Low income rank
46th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- North Korea
- Low income
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Low income, a difference of 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 36.1 times Low income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 49th and Low income ranks 46th of 203 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 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), North Korea or Low income?
- North Korea, at 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Low income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between North Korea and Low income?
- 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Low income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Low income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- North Korea ranks 49th and Low income ranks 46th 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.
Individual pages
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.