North Korea vs Turkey: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square
North Korea
0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
51st
Turkey rank
54th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time
- North Korea
- Turkey
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.0001 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 51st and Turkey ranks 54th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, North Korea or Turkey?
- North Korea, at 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between North Korea and Turkey?
- 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkey?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Turkey rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- North Korea ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 54th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions 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
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.