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

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.5663
in 2023
Developing regions
0.2354
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
4th
Developing regions rank
6th

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Developing regions
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How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 0.5663 against 0.2354 in Developing regions, a difference of 0.3309.

That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 2.4 times Developing regions's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th and Developing regions ranks 6th of 159 countries.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Developing regions Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6351 0.2945 0.3406 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 0.4808 0.2734 0.2073 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2020s 0.5627 0.2404 0.3224 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, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Developing regions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 0.5663 against 0.2354 in Developing regions as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Developing regions?
0.3309, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Developing regions?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Developing regions rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th and Developing regions ranks 6th of 159 countries.
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