Ireland vs North Korea: Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of)

Ireland
0.0008 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
0.0008 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
50th
North Korea rank
52nd

Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) over time

  • Ireland
  • North Korea
00.0010.0010.0010.0010.001197019962023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0008 units per square kilometre against 0.0008 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North Korea ahead.

Ireland ranks 50th and North Korea ranks 52nd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland North Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of), Ireland or North Korea?
Ireland, at 0.0008 units per square kilometre against 0.0008 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) between Ireland and North Korea?
0 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ireland and North Korea rank globally for annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of)?
Ireland ranks 50th and North Korea ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 10,149 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂) 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.