What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

0.05 tonnes per person, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

109 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

2.31 tonnes per person

in 2024

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

2.36 tonnes per person

in 2024

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

125th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

123rd

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 2.36 tonnes per person against 2.31 tonnes per person in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 125th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 123rd of 213 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.0324 tonnes per person	0.0808 tonnes per person	0.0484 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1920s	0.0284 tonnes per person	0.1847 tonnes per person	0.1563 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1930s	0.028 tonnes per person	0.592 tonnes per person	0.564 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s	0.0742 tonnes per person	0.8863 tonnes per person	0.8121 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s	0.2288 tonnes per person	0.6615 tonnes per person	0.4328 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s	0.378 tonnes per person	3.12 tonnes per person	2.74 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s	0.7583 tonnes per person	6.08 tonnes per person	5.33 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	0.6839 tonnes per person	7.59 tonnes per person	6.91 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	1.36 tonnes per person	3.73 tonnes per person	2.37 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	1.22 tonnes per person	2.9 tonnes per person	1.68 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	1.77 tonnes per person	1.97 tonnes per person	0.1978 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	1.93 tonnes per person	2.28 tonnes per person	0.3541 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 2.36 tonnes per person against 2.31 tonnes per person in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 0.05 tonnes per person, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 109 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 125th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 123rd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.