Congo vs North Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Congo
297.17 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
264.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
86th
North Korea rank
89th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Congo
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 297.17 tonnes per person against 264.98 tonnes per person in North Korea, a difference of 32.19 tonnes per person.

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

Across all 65 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 86th and North Korea ranks 89th of 192 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 695.53 tonnes per person 90.76 tonnes per person 604.77 tonnes per person Congo
1970s 601.22 tonnes per person 121.95 tonnes per person 479.28 tonnes per person Congo
1980s 508.01 tonnes per person 173.22 tonnes per person 334.79 tonnes per person Congo
1990s 419.33 tonnes per person 213.54 tonnes per person 205.79 tonnes per person Congo
2000s 377.41 tonnes per person 232.01 tonnes per person 145.4 tonnes per person Congo
2010s 325.65 tonnes per person 249.99 tonnes per person 75.66 tonnes per person Congo
2020s 303.18 tonnes per person 261.39 tonnes per person 41.79 tonnes per person Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Congo or North Korea?
Congo, at 297.17 tonnes per person against 264.98 tonnes per person in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Congo and North Korea?
32.19 tonnes per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and North Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and North Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Congo ranks 86th and North Korea ranks 89th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.