North Korea vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
North Korea
5.06 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
5.21 billion tonnes
in 2024
North Korea rank
21st
Turkey rank
19th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- North Korea
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 5.21 billion tonnes against 5.06 billion tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 155.77 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Turkey ahead.
North Korea ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 88,515 tonnes | 20.74 million tonnes | 20.65 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1910s | 1.82 million tonnes | 32.93 million tonnes | 31.11 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1920s | 9.73 million tonnes | 47.27 million tonnes | 37.54 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1930s | 38.25 million tonnes | 85.02 million tonnes | 46.77 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1940s | 126.06 million tonnes | 136.25 million tonnes | 10.19 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 171.98 million tonnes | 222.72 million tonnes | 50.75 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 396.70 million tonnes | 342.03 million tonnes | 54.67 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 516.74 million tonnes | 597.27 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.22 billion tonnes | 815.06 million tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 3.39 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 4.04 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | North Korea |
| 2010s | 4.57 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 936.07 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2020s | 4.95 billion tonnes | 4.83 billion tonnes | 118.36 million tonnes | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, North Korea or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 5.21 billion tonnes against 5.06 billion tonnes in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between North Korea and Turkey?
- 155.77 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkey?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- North Korea ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 19th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.