Central Asia vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP

Central Asia
0.3597
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.5663
in 2023
Central Asia rank
2nd
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
4th

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP over time

  • Central Asia
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 0.5663 against 0.3597 in Central Asia, a difference of 0.2066.

That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 1.6 times Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central Asia ahead.

Central Asia ranks 2nd and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th of 37 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central Asia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6796 0.6351 0.0445 Central Asia
2010s 0.4342 0.4808 0.0466 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2020s 0.3654 0.5627 0.1974 Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp, Central Asia or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 0.5663 against 0.3597 in Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp between Central Asia and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
0.2066, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Central Asia and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
Central Asia ranks 2nd and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,687 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed