North Korea vs Turkmenistan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
North Korea
1.39 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Turkmenistan
1.05 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
North Korea rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
2nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- North Korea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.39 kilograms per international-$ against 1.05 kilograms per international-$ in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.34 kilograms per international-$.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 2nd of 164 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 kilograms per international-$ | 2.13 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1644 kilograms per international-$ | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 1.72 kilograms per international-$ | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | 0.464 kilograms per international-$ | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.16 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7102 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4487 kilograms per international-$ | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.45 kilograms per international-$ | 0.897 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5488 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 Turkmenistan?
- North Korea, at 1.39 kilograms per international-$ against 1.05 kilograms per international-$ in Turkmenistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.34 kilograms per international-$, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- North Korea ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 2nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).