North Korea vs Philippines: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
North Korea
0.377 tonnes per person
in 2024
Philippines
0.3696 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
67th
Philippines rank
68th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- North Korea
- Philippines
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.377 tonnes per person against 0.3696 tonnes per person in Philippines, a difference of 0.0074 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Philippines ahead.
North Korea ranks 67th and Philippines ranks 68th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.601 tonnes per person | 16.15 tonnes per person | 15.55 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1860s | 0.4966 tonnes per person | 12.21 tonnes per person | 11.72 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1870s | 0.4352 tonnes per person | 10.67 tonnes per person | 10.23 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1880s | 0.4135 tonnes per person | 8.07 tonnes per person | 7.66 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1890s | 0.3991 tonnes per person | 7.56 tonnes per person | 7.16 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1900s | 0.4376 tonnes per person | 12.02 tonnes per person | 11.58 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1910s | 1.91 tonnes per person | 12.49 tonnes per person | 10.58 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1920s | 2.19 tonnes per person | 7.88 tonnes per person | 5.68 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1930s | 2.01 tonnes per person | 7.14 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1940s | 1.75 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 0.2546 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1950s | 1 tonnes per person | 7.74 tonnes per person | 6.74 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.6184 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | 3.39 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.7047 tonnes per person | 4.69 tonnes per person | 3.98 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.6181 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.6129 tonnes per person | 0.6427 tonnes per person | 0.0299 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.6863 tonnes per person | 0.7933 tonnes per person | 0.1069 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.4946 tonnes per person | 0.6823 tonnes per person | 0.1877 tonnes per person | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.3867 tonnes per person | 0.3719 tonnes per person | 0.0148 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, North Korea or Philippines?
- North Korea, at 0.377 tonnes per person against 0.3696 tonnes per person in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between North Korea and Philippines?
- 0.0074 tonnes per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Philippines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Philippines rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- North Korea ranks 67th and Philippines ranks 68th 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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.