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

North Korea
7.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
7.56 billion tonnes
in 2024
North Korea rank
49th
Sweden rank
46th

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

  • North Korea
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7.56 billion tonnes against 7.02 billion tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 534.21 million tonnes.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

Across all 120 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 46th of 194 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Sweden Difference Ahead
1900s 3.72 million tonnes 2.03 billion tonnes 2.03 billion tonnes Sweden
1910s 61.25 million tonnes 2.39 billion tonnes 2.32 billion tonnes Sweden
1920s 206.59 million tonnes 2.81 billion tonnes 2.61 billion tonnes Sweden
1930s 403.88 million tonnes 3.27 billion tonnes 2.87 billion tonnes Sweden
1940s 678.19 million tonnes 3.69 billion tonnes 3.01 billion tonnes Sweden
1950s 857.76 million tonnes 4.13 billion tonnes 3.28 billion tonnes Sweden
1960s 1.20 billion tonnes 4.45 billion tonnes 3.25 billion tonnes Sweden
1970s 2.05 billion tonnes 4.99 billion tonnes 2.94 billion tonnes Sweden
1980s 3.39 billion tonnes 5.55 billion tonnes 2.16 billion tonnes Sweden
1990s 4.79 billion tonnes 6.03 billion tonnes 1.24 billion tonnes Sweden
2000s 5.64 billion tonnes 6.58 billion tonnes 936.07 million tonnes Sweden
2010s 6.38 billion tonnes 7.11 billion tonnes 727.46 million tonnes Sweden
2020s 6.88 billion tonnes 7.46 billion tonnes 582.94 million tonnes Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, North Korea or Sweden?
Sweden, at 7.56 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 North Korea and Sweden?
534.21 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sweden?
120 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
North Korea ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 46th 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.