North Korea vs Turkmenistan: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- North Korea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 80.68 million tonnes against 72.54 million tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 8.14 million tonnes.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1905 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 54th and Turkmenistan ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 11 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.53 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1910s | 12.33 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 11.01 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1920s | 17.44 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 16.33 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1930s | 22.55 million tonnes | 3.08 million tonnes | 19.47 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1940s | 26.48 million tonnes | 4.12 million tonnes | 22.36 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1950s | 18.00 million tonnes | 11.49 million tonnes | 6.51 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1960s | 49.72 million tonnes | 16.14 million tonnes | 33.58 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 113.76 million tonnes | 24.65 million tonnes | 89.11 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 161.01 million tonnes | 32.77 million tonnes | 128.24 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 96.65 million tonnes | 37.43 million tonnes | 59.22 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 87.13 million tonnes | 50.05 million tonnes | 37.08 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2010s | 62.93 million tonnes | 63.32 million tonnes | 395,100 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 70.26 million tonnes | 86.24 million tonnes | 15.98 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, North Korea or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 80.68 million tonnes against 72.54 million tonnes in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 8.14 million tonnes, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- North Korea ranks 54th and Turkmenistan ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.