North Korea vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
North Korea
63.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Somalia
62.54 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
102nd
Somalia rank
103rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time
- North Korea
- Somalia
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 63.25 tonnes per person against 62.54 tonnes per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.71 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 102nd and Somalia ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.5 tonnes per person | 75.53 tonnes per person | 5.02 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 60.85 tonnes per person | 77.78 tonnes per person | 16.93 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 58.77 tonnes per person | 66.67 tonnes per person | 7.9 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 56.71 tonnes per person | 76.52 tonnes per person | 19.81 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 58.16 tonnes per person | 70.76 tonnes per person | 12.6 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 61.63 tonnes per person | 69.87 tonnes per person | 8.24 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 62.91 tonnes per person | 63.66 tonnes per person | 0.7513 tonnes per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, North Korea or Somalia?
- North Korea, at 63.25 tonnes per person against 62.54 tonnes per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between North Korea and Somalia?
- 0.71 tonnes per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 102nd and Somalia ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.