North Korea vs Turkey: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
North Korea
602.45 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Turkey
654.23 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
North Korea rank
52nd
Turkey rank
50th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 654.23 tonnes per square kilometre against 602.45 tonnes per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 51.78 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 52nd and Turkey ranks 50th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 428.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 167.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 260.6 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 944.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 175.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 769.11 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1,337 tonnes per square kilometre | 188.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,149 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 802.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 270.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 532.59 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 723.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 356.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 367.04 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 522.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 474.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 48.04 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 583.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 603.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.8 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, North Korea or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 654.23 tonnes per square kilometre against 602.45 tonnes per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between North Korea and Turkey?
- 51.78 tonnes per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Turkey rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 52nd and Turkey ranks 50th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.