North Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- North Korea
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 12.48 Mt CO2e against 1.16 Mt CO2e in North Korea, a difference of 11.32 Mt CO2e.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.8 times North Korea's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 197 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.36 Mt CO2e | 4.7 Mt CO2e | 3.33 Mt CO2e | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 1.97 Mt CO2e | 6.22 Mt CO2e | 4.25 Mt CO2e | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.53 Mt CO2e | 8.16 Mt CO2e | 6.64 Mt CO2e | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.45 Mt CO2e | 10.55 Mt CO2e | 9.1 Mt CO2e | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.9764 Mt CO2e | 12.04 Mt CO2e | 11.07 Mt CO2e | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 1.12 Mt CO2e | 11.98 Mt CO2e | 10.86 Mt CO2e | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), North Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 12.48 Mt CO2e against 1.16 Mt CO2e in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 11.32 Mt CO2e, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- North Korea ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).