Brazil vs North Korea: CO₂ emissions per capita
Brazil
2.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
2.36 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
126th
North Korea rank
123rd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Brazil
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2.36 tonnes per person against 2.28 tonnes per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 126th and North Korea ranks 123rd of 213 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1588 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.1444 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.1745 tonnes per person | 0.0634 tonnes per person | 0.1111 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.1646 tonnes per person | 0.1847 tonnes per person | 0.0201 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1930s | 0.1512 tonnes per person | 0.592 tonnes per person | 0.4408 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.1463 tonnes per person | 0.8863 tonnes per person | 0.74 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.4919 tonnes per person | 0.6615 tonnes per person | 0.1696 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.7316 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 6.08 tonnes per person | 4.77 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 7.59 tonnes per person | 6.2 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.67 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 0.9012 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.47 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 0.4995 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Brazil or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 2.36 tonnes per person against 2.28 tonnes per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Brazil and North Korea?
- 0.08 tonnes per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North Korea?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and North Korea rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Brazil ranks 126th 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.