Honduras vs North Korea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Honduras
13.22 million tonnes
in 2024
North Korea
9.99 million tonnes
in 2024
Honduras rank
47th
North Korea rank
49th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Honduras
- North Korea
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 13.22 million tonnes against 9.99 million tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 3.23 million tonnes.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.3 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 47th and North Korea ranks 49th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 16 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.33 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 4.62 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1860s | 4.84 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1870s | 3.69 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1880s | 3.32 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1890s | 3.20 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1900s | 3.38 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | 951,288 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1910s | 7.69 million tonnes | 11.93 million tonnes | 4.24 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1920s | 23.90 million tonnes | 16.07 million tonnes | 7.83 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1930s | 35.32 million tonnes | 17.32 million tonnes | 18.00 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1940s | 53.58 million tonnes | 17.78 million tonnes | 35.81 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1950s | 64.51 million tonnes | 10.77 million tonnes | 53.74 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1960s | 27.73 million tonnes | 8.03 million tonnes | 19.71 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1970s | 26.12 million tonnes | 11.85 million tonnes | 14.28 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1980s | 17.57 million tonnes | 11.97 million tonnes | 5.60 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 1990s | 27.40 million tonnes | 13.72 million tonnes | 13.69 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 2000s | 8.43 million tonnes | 16.73 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2010s | 14.86 million tonnes | 12.60 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | Honduras |
| 2020s | 13.16 million tonnes | 10.18 million tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Honduras or North Korea?
- Honduras, at 13.22 million tonnes against 9.99 million tonnes in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Honduras and North Korea?
- 3.23 million tonnes, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and North Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and North Korea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Honduras ranks 47th and North Korea ranks 49th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.