Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.5663 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
0.281 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
4th
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
4th
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) over time
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 0.5663 kg per constant US$ against 0.281 kg per constant US$ in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.2853 kg per constant US$.
That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 2.0 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 160 countries.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6351 kg per constant US$ | 0.3779 kg per constant US$ | 0.2572 kg per constant US$ | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.4808 kg per constant US$ | 0.3444 kg per constant US$ | 0.1364 kg per constant US$ | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 0.5627 kg per constant US$ | 0.2877 kg per constant US$ | 0.2751 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, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 0.5663 kg per constant US$ against 0.281 kg per constant US$ in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 0.2853 kg per constant US$, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 160 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.