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
02.557.510185619402024

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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Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,919 data points, 1800–2024
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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.