North Korea vs Nicaragua: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

North Korea
9.99 million tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
9.38 million tonnes
in 2024
North Korea rank
49th
Nicaragua rank
52nd

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • North Korea
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 9.99 million tonnes against 9.38 million tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 612,980 tonnes.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

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

North Korea ranks 49th and Nicaragua ranks 52nd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1850s 2.71 million tonnes 4.64 million tonnes 1.93 million tonnes Nicaragua
1860s 2.32 million tonnes 3.36 million tonnes 1.04 million tonnes Nicaragua
1870s 2.11 million tonnes 7.11 million tonnes 5.00 million tonnes Nicaragua
1880s 2.10 million tonnes 8.75 million tonnes 6.65 million tonnes Nicaragua
1890s 2.12 million tonnes 11.00 million tonnes 8.88 million tonnes Nicaragua
1900s 2.43 million tonnes 11.65 million tonnes 9.23 million tonnes Nicaragua
1910s 11.93 million tonnes 12.98 million tonnes 1.05 million tonnes Nicaragua
1920s 16.07 million tonnes 29.84 million tonnes 13.77 million tonnes Nicaragua
1930s 17.32 million tonnes 32.88 million tonnes 15.56 million tonnes Nicaragua
1940s 17.78 million tonnes 49.08 million tonnes 31.30 million tonnes Nicaragua
1950s 10.77 million tonnes 66.09 million tonnes 55.32 million tonnes Nicaragua
1960s 8.03 million tonnes 28.97 million tonnes 20.94 million tonnes Nicaragua
1970s 11.85 million tonnes 16.49 million tonnes 4.64 million tonnes Nicaragua
1980s 11.97 million tonnes 28.61 million tonnes 16.64 million tonnes Nicaragua
1990s 13.72 million tonnes 64.69 million tonnes 50.97 million tonnes Nicaragua
2000s 16.73 million tonnes 48.23 million tonnes 31.49 million tonnes Nicaragua
2010s 12.60 million tonnes 12.04 million tonnes 557,172 tonnes North Korea
2020s 10.18 million tonnes 8.80 million tonnes 1.38 million tonnes North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, North Korea or Nicaragua?
North Korea, at 9.99 million tonnes against 9.38 million tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between North Korea and Nicaragua?
612,980 tonnes, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nicaragua?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Nicaragua rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
North Korea ranks 49th and Nicaragua ranks 52nd 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.