Central Asia vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2)
Central Asia
0.3597 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.5663 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Central Asia rank
2nd
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
4th
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) over time
- Central Asia
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
How they compare
Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 0.5663 kg per constant US$ against 0.3597 kg per constant US$ in Central Asia, a difference of 0.2066 kg per constant US$.
That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 1.6 times Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central Asia ahead.
Central Asia ranks 2nd and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th of 36 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Asia | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6796 kg per constant US$ | 0.6351 kg per constant US$ | 0.0445 kg per constant US$ | Central Asia |
| 2010s | 0.4342 kg per constant US$ | 0.4808 kg per constant US$ | 0.0466 kg per constant US$ | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3654 kg per constant US$ | 0.5627 kg per constant US$ | 0.1974 kg per constant US$ | 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 kg per constant US$ against 0.3597 kg per constant US$ 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 kg per constant US$, 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 36 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.