Bolivia vs North Korea: CO₂ emissions per capita
Bolivia
2.31 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
2.36 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
125th
North Korea rank
123rd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Bolivia
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2.36 tonnes per person against 2.31 tonnes per person in Bolivia, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1915 it was North Korea ahead.
Bolivia ranks 125th and North Korea ranks 123rd of 213 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.0808 tonnes per person | 0.0484 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1920s | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.1847 tonnes per person | 0.1563 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1930s | 0.028 tonnes per person | 0.592 tonnes per person | 0.564 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.0742 tonnes per person | 0.8863 tonnes per person | 0.8121 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.2288 tonnes per person | 0.6615 tonnes per person | 0.4328 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.378 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.7583 tonnes per person | 6.08 tonnes per person | 5.33 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.6839 tonnes per person | 7.59 tonnes per person | 6.91 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.36 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 0.1978 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 0.3541 tonnes per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Bolivia or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 2.36 tonnes per person against 2.31 tonnes per person in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Bolivia and North Korea?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and North Korea?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and North Korea rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 125th and North Korea ranks 123rd of 213 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 CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.