North Korea vs Sudan: emissions of air pollutants

North Korea
2.27 million tonnes
in 2022
Sudan
2.29 million tonnes
in 2022
North Korea rank
31st
Sudan rank
30th

emissions of air pollutants over time

  • North Korea
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 2.29 million tonnes against 2.27 million tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 22,840 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 30th of 220 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Sudan Difference Ahead
1750s 2.42 million tonnes 320,243 tonnes 2.10 million tonnes North Korea
1760s 2.43 million tonnes 323,159 tonnes 2.11 million tonnes North Korea
1770s 2.44 million tonnes 326,070 tonnes 2.11 million tonnes North Korea
1780s 2.45 million tonnes 328,974 tonnes 2.12 million tonnes North Korea
1790s 2.46 million tonnes 331,865 tonnes 2.12 million tonnes North Korea
1800s 2.46 million tonnes 334,740 tonnes 2.13 million tonnes North Korea
1810s 2.47 million tonnes 340,512 tonnes 2.12 million tonnes North Korea
1820s 2.47 million tonnes 349,926 tonnes 2.12 million tonnes North Korea
1830s 2.46 million tonnes 359,540 tonnes 2.10 million tonnes North Korea
1840s 2.44 million tonnes 369,351 tonnes 2.07 million tonnes North Korea
1850s 2.42 million tonnes 389,202 tonnes 2.03 million tonnes North Korea
1860s 2.42 million tonnes 424,066 tonnes 2.00 million tonnes North Korea
1870s 2.45 million tonnes 462,549 tonnes 1.99 million tonnes North Korea
1880s 2.48 million tonnes 505,316 tonnes 1.97 million tonnes North Korea
1890s 2.44 million tonnes 552,453 tonnes 1.88 million tonnes North Korea
1900s 2.40 million tonnes 693,687 tonnes 1.71 million tonnes North Korea
1910s 2.36 million tonnes 876,171 tonnes 1.48 million tonnes North Korea
1920s 2.56 million tonnes 998,805 tonnes 1.56 million tonnes North Korea
1930s 2.94 million tonnes 852,272 tonnes 2.09 million tonnes North Korea
1940s 2.21 million tonnes 993,818 tonnes 1.22 million tonnes North Korea
1950s 1.87 million tonnes 1.17 million tonnes 698,157 tonnes North Korea
1960s 5.14 million tonnes 1.17 million tonnes 3.96 million tonnes North Korea
1970s 12.16 million tonnes 1.31 million tonnes 10.86 million tonnes North Korea
1980s 18.60 million tonnes 1.70 million tonnes 16.90 million tonnes North Korea
1990s 10.01 million tonnes 2.08 million tonnes 7.93 million tonnes North Korea
2000s 5.10 million tonnes 2.00 million tonnes 3.10 million tonnes North Korea
2010s 2.84 million tonnes 2.05 million tonnes 789,354 tonnes North Korea
2020s 2.39 million tonnes 2.25 million tonnes 141,437 tonnes North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, North Korea or Sudan?
Sudan, at 2.29 million tonnes against 2.27 million tonnes in North Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between North Korea and Sudan?
22,840 tonnes, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sudan?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do North Korea and Sudan rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
North Korea ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 30th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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