Belgium vs North Korea: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth
Belgium
0.8887 % change on previous year
in 2024
North Korea
0.8469 % change on previous year
in 2024
Belgium rank
141st
North Korea rank
143rd
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth over time
- Belgium
- North Korea
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.8887 % change on previous year against 0.8469 % change on previous year in North Korea, a difference of 0.0418 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1910 it was North Korea ahead.
Belgium ranks 141st and North Korea ranks 143rd of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 3.42 % change on previous year | 19.34 % change on previous year | 15.92 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1920s | 8.56 % change on previous year | 16.5 % change on previous year | 7.94 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1930s | -2.12 % change on previous year | 17.52 % change on previous year | 19.64 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1940s | 4.2 % change on previous year | -0.9475 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.16 % change on previous year | 39.86 % change on previous year | 38.7 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1960s | 3.47 % change on previous year | 12.55 % change on previous year | 9.09 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.4 % change on previous year | 6.59 % change on previous year | 5.19 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1980s | -2.5 % change on previous year | 6.69 % change on previous year | 9.19 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.67 % change on previous year | -10.09 % change on previous year | 11.76 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2000s | -1.39 % change on previous year | 0.8128 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 2010s | -0.6867 % change on previous year | 4.74 % change on previous year | 5.43 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 2020s | -2.94 % change on previous year | -1.61 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth, Belgium or North Korea?
- Belgium, at 0.8887 % change on previous year against 0.8469 % change on previous year in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth between Belgium and North Korea?
- 0.0418 % change on previous year, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North Korea?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and North Korea rank globally for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth?
- Belgium ranks 141st and North Korea ranks 143rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.