Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs North America: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.16 Mt CO2e
in 2024
North America
10.28 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
38th
North America rank
38th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 10.28 Mt CO2e against 1.16 Mt CO2e in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 9.12 Mt CO2e.

That makes North America's figure about 8.9 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 38th and North America ranks 38th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of North America Difference Ahead
1970s 1.36 Mt CO2e 12.84 Mt CO2e 11.48 Mt CO2e North America
1980s 1.97 Mt CO2e 14.54 Mt CO2e 12.57 Mt CO2e North America
1990s 1.53 Mt CO2e 11.41 Mt CO2e 9.88 Mt CO2e North America
2000s 1.45 Mt CO2e 8.94 Mt CO2e 7.49 Mt CO2e North America
2010s 0.9764 Mt CO2e 9.67 Mt CO2e 8.69 Mt CO2e North America
2020s 1.12 Mt CO2e 9.85 Mt CO2e 8.73 Mt CO2e North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or North America?
North America, at 10.28 Mt CO2e against 1.16 Mt CO2e in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and North America?
9.12 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and North America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and North America rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 38th and North America ranks 38th 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

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,420 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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).