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

North Korea
264.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
275.44 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
89th
Vanuatu rank
87th

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

  • North Korea
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 275.44 tonnes per person against 264.98 tonnes per person in North Korea, a difference of 10.46 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 87th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 92.17 tonnes per person 86.79 tonnes per person 5.38 tonnes per person North Korea
1970s 121.95 tonnes per person 213.55 tonnes per person 91.61 tonnes per person Vanuatu
1980s 173.22 tonnes per person 284.7 tonnes per person 111.48 tonnes per person Vanuatu
1990s 213.54 tonnes per person 359.64 tonnes per person 146.1 tonnes per person Vanuatu
2000s 232.01 tonnes per person 437.3 tonnes per person 205.29 tonnes per person Vanuatu
2010s 249.99 tonnes per person 363.05 tonnes per person 113.06 tonnes per person Vanuatu
2020s 261.39 tonnes per person 290.37 tonnes per person 28.98 tonnes per person Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, North Korea or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 275.44 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 North Korea and Vanuatu?
10.46 tonnes per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Vanuatu rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
North Korea ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 87th 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.