North Korea vs Thailand: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

North Korea
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
49th
Thailand rank
51st

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

  • North Korea
  • Thailand
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 51st of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Thailand

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 Thailand?
North Korea, at 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between North Korea and Thailand?
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Thailand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Thailand rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
North Korea ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 51st 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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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.