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

Israel
264.79 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
264.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
Israel rank
90th
North Korea rank
89th

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

  • Israel
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 264.98 tonnes per person against 264.79 tonnes per person in Israel, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.

Israel ranks 90th and North Korea ranks 89th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 47.44 tonnes per person 90.76 tonnes per person 43.32 tonnes per person North Korea
1970s 81.96 tonnes per person 121.95 tonnes per person 39.99 tonnes per person North Korea
1980s 119.01 tonnes per person 173.22 tonnes per person 54.21 tonnes per person North Korea
1990s 157.85 tonnes per person 213.54 tonnes per person 55.69 tonnes per person North Korea
2000s 207.79 tonnes per person 232.01 tonnes per person 24.23 tonnes per person North Korea
2010s 249.53 tonnes per person 249.99 tonnes per person 0.4594 tonnes per person North Korea
2020s 264.22 tonnes per person 261.39 tonnes per person 2.83 tonnes per person Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Israel or North Korea?
North Korea, at 264.98 tonnes per person against 264.79 tonnes per person in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Israel and North Korea?
0.19 tonnes per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and North Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Israel and North Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Israel ranks 90th 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.