Austria vs North Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Austria
5.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
North Korea
7.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
52nd
North Korea rank
49th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Austria
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 7.02 billion tonnes against 5.97 billion tonnes in Austria, a difference of 1.05 billion tonnes.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 120 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 49th of 194 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 9 and North Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria North Korea Difference Ahead
1900s 1.06 billion tonnes 3.72 million tonnes 1.06 billion tonnes Austria
1910s 1.43 billion tonnes 61.25 million tonnes 1.37 billion tonnes Austria
1920s 1.63 billion tonnes 206.59 million tonnes 1.42 billion tonnes Austria
1930s 1.81 billion tonnes 403.88 million tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes Austria
1940s 1.91 billion tonnes 678.19 million tonnes 1.23 billion tonnes Austria
1950s 2.11 billion tonnes 857.76 million tonnes 1.25 billion tonnes Austria
1960s 2.42 billion tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes 1.22 billion tonnes Austria
1970s 2.88 billion tonnes 2.05 billion tonnes 825.16 million tonnes Austria
1980s 3.41 billion tonnes 3.39 billion tonnes 14.87 million tonnes Austria
1990s 3.98 billion tonnes 4.79 billion tonnes 813.41 million tonnes North Korea
2000s 4.66 billion tonnes 5.64 billion tonnes 975.56 million tonnes North Korea
2010s 5.37 billion tonnes 6.38 billion tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes North Korea
2020s 5.85 billion tonnes 6.88 billion tonnes 1.03 billion tonnes North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Austria or North Korea?
North Korea, at 7.02 billion tonnes against 5.97 billion tonnes in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Austria and North Korea?
1.05 billion tonnes, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and North Korea?
120 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
How do Austria and North Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Austria ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 49th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 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.