North Korea vs Mongolia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
North Korea
1.39 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Mongolia
0.9026 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
North Korea rank
1st
Mongolia rank
4th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- North Korea
- Mongolia
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.39 kilograms per international-$ against 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ in Mongolia, a difference of 0.4874 kilograms per international-$.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.5 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 1st and Mongolia ranks 4th of 164 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 kilograms per international-$ | 1.83 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1294 kilograms per international-$ | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.72 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7923 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9239 kilograms per international-$ | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.16 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9049 kilograms per international-$ | 0.254 kilograms per international-$ | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.45 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9192 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5266 kilograms per international-$ | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, North Korea or Mongolia?
- North Korea, at 1.39 kilograms per international-$ against 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ in Mongolia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between North Korea and Mongolia?
- 0.4874 kilograms per international-$, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Mongolia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Mongolia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- North Korea ranks 1st and Mongolia ranks 4th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).