North Korea vs Thailand: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre

North Korea
519.48 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Thailand
524.11 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
North Korea rank
61st
Thailand rank
60th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time

  • North Korea
  • Thailand
05001.0k1.5k196119922024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 524.11 tonnes per square kilometre against 519.48 tonnes per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 4.63 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 61st and Thailand ranks 60th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 362.76 tonnes per square kilometre 18.03 tonnes per square kilometre 344.73 tonnes per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 846.41 tonnes per square kilometre 51.02 tonnes per square kilometre 795.39 tonnes per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 1,238 tonnes per square kilometre 94.87 tonnes per square kilometre 1,143 tonnes per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 688.73 tonnes per square kilometre 270.35 tonnes per square kilometre 418.38 tonnes per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 584.66 tonnes per square kilometre 397.35 tonnes per square kilometre 187.31 tonnes per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 417.98 tonnes per square kilometre 528.33 tonnes per square kilometre 110.35 tonnes per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 498.98 tonnes per square kilometre 526.19 tonnes per square kilometre 27.21 tonnes per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, North Korea or Thailand?
Thailand, at 524.11 tonnes per square kilometre against 519.48 tonnes per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between North Korea and Thailand?
4.63 tonnes per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Thailand rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 61st and Thailand ranks 60th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,625 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.