North Korea vs Rwanda: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
North Korea
0.8%
in 2024
Rwanda
0.9%
in 2024
North Korea rank
143rd
Rwanda rank
142nd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- North Korea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in North Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 143rd and Rwanda ranks 142nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.5% | 39.8% | 10.7% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 12.6% | 1.7% | 10.8% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 22.6% | 16.0% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 10.3% | 3.7% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | -10.1% | -2.7% | 7.4% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 9.8% | 5.1% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | -1.6% | 7.9% | 9.5% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, North Korea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.9% against 0.8% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between North Korea and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Rwanda rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- North Korea ranks 143rd and Rwanda ranks 142nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.