Denmark vs North Korea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita

Denmark
0.3272 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
0.377 tonnes per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
70th
North Korea rank
67th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.377 tonnes per person against 0.3272 tonnes per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0498 tonnes per person.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 70th and North Korea ranks 67th of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 13 and North Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark North Korea Difference Ahead
1850s 5.75 tonnes per person 0.601 tonnes per person 5.15 tonnes per person Denmark
1860s 5.62 tonnes per person 0.4966 tonnes per person 5.12 tonnes per person Denmark
1870s 5.11 tonnes per person 0.4352 tonnes per person 4.68 tonnes per person Denmark
1880s 4.74 tonnes per person 0.4135 tonnes per person 4.32 tonnes per person Denmark
1890s 4.77 tonnes per person 0.3991 tonnes per person 4.37 tonnes per person Denmark
1900s 4.94 tonnes per person 0.4376 tonnes per person 4.5 tonnes per person Denmark
1910s 5.58 tonnes per person 1.91 tonnes per person 3.67 tonnes per person Denmark
1920s 4.69 tonnes per person 2.19 tonnes per person 2.5 tonnes per person Denmark
1930s 3.73 tonnes per person 2.01 tonnes per person 1.73 tonnes per person Denmark
1940s 2.29 tonnes per person 1.75 tonnes per person 0.5384 tonnes per person Denmark
1950s 1.87 tonnes per person 1 tonnes per person 0.8617 tonnes per person Denmark
1960s 1.18 tonnes per person 0.6184 tonnes per person 0.5571 tonnes per person Denmark
1970s 0.321 tonnes per person 0.7047 tonnes per person 0.3838 tonnes per person North Korea
1980s -0.0578 tonnes per person 0.6181 tonnes per person 0.6759 tonnes per person North Korea
1990s -0.4031 tonnes per person 0.6129 tonnes per person 1.02 tonnes per person North Korea
2000s 0.0962 tonnes per person 0.6863 tonnes per person 0.5902 tonnes per person North Korea
2010s 0.5429 tonnes per person 0.4946 tonnes per person 0.0483 tonnes per person Denmark
2020s 0.3308 tonnes per person 0.3867 tonnes per person 0.056 tonnes per person North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Denmark or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.377 tonnes per person against 0.3272 tonnes per person in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Denmark and North Korea?
0.0498 tonnes per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North Korea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Denmark and North Korea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
Denmark ranks 70th and North Korea ranks 67th of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.