North Korea vs Liechtenstein: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
North Korea
57,713 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Liechtenstein
57,894 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
37th
Liechtenstein rank
36th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- North Korea
- Liechtenstein
How they compare
Liechtenstein currently reports 57,894 tonnes per square kilometre against 57,713 tonnes per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 181 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 37th and Liechtenstein ranks 36th of 192 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Liechtenstein | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,123 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,429 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,694 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 17,030 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,034 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,996 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 28,158 tonnes per square kilometre | 15,551 tonnes per square kilometre | 12,607 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 39,797 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,763 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,035 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 46,841 tonnes per square kilometre | 39,812 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,029 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 52,980 tonnes per square kilometre | 50,942 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,038 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 56,853 tonnes per square kilometre | 56,791 tonnes per square kilometre | 62.62 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, North Korea or Liechtenstein?
- Liechtenstein, at 57,894 tonnes per square kilometre against 57,713 tonnes per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between North Korea and Liechtenstein?
- 181 tonnes per square kilometre, with Liechtenstein ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Liechtenstein?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Liechtenstein rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- North Korea ranks 37th and Liechtenstein ranks 36th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.