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
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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.