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

Ethiopia
7.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
North Korea
7.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
47th
North Korea rank
49th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • North Korea
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B190519642024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 7.35 billion tonnes against 7.02 billion tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 331.70 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1941 it was North Korea ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 47th and North Korea ranks 49th of 194 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia North Korea Difference Ahead
1940s 207.67 million tonnes 676.58 million tonnes 468.91 million tonnes North Korea
1950s 974.88 million tonnes 857.76 million tonnes 117.12 million tonnes Ethiopia
1960s 2.14 billion tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes 948.88 million tonnes Ethiopia
1970s 3.11 billion tonnes 2.05 billion tonnes 1.06 billion tonnes Ethiopia
1980s 3.46 billion tonnes 3.39 billion tonnes 67.92 million tonnes Ethiopia
1990s 3.19 billion tonnes 4.79 billion tonnes 1.60 billion tonnes North Korea
2000s 3.70 billion tonnes 5.64 billion tonnes 1.94 billion tonnes North Korea
2010s 5.19 billion tonnes 6.38 billion tonnes 1.19 billion tonnes North Korea
2020s 6.89 billion tonnes 6.88 billion tonnes 7.73 million tonnes Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Ethiopia or North Korea?
Ethiopia, at 7.35 billion tonnes against 7.02 billion tonnes in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Ethiopia and North Korea?
331.70 million tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and North Korea?
80 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and North Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Ethiopia ranks 47th 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
Last refreshed

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.