Iraq vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Iraq
5.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
5.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
41st
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
39th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Iraq
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
02.0B4.0B6.0B190519642024

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 5.49 billion tonnes against 5.35 billion tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 141.92 million tonnes.

Across all 98 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 41st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 39th of 215 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1920s 455,557 tonnes 15.24 million tonnes 14.78 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1930s 13.21 million tonnes 38.67 million tonnes 25.46 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s 91.93 million tonnes 136.44 million tonnes 44.51 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s 146.66 million tonnes 179.13 million tonnes 32.47 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 239.00 million tonnes 420.78 million tonnes 181.78 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 499.64 million tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes 681.92 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 915.55 million tonnes 2.39 billion tonnes 1.48 billion tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 1.51 billion tonnes 3.67 billion tonnes 2.16 billion tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 2.38 billion tonnes 4.37 billion tonnes 1.99 billion tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 3.57 billion tonnes 4.95 billion tonnes 1.39 billion tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 4.90 billion tonnes 5.37 billion tonnes 470.69 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Iraq or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 5.49 billion tonnes against 5.35 billion tonnes in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
141.92 million tonnes, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Iraq ranks 41st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.