Austria vs North Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Austria
5.75 billion tonnes
in 2024
North Korea
5.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
36th
North Korea rank
39th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Austria
- North Korea
How they compare
Austria currently reports 5.75 billion tonnes against 5.49 billion tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 257.00 million tonnes.
Across all 116 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 36th and North Korea ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 785.15 million tonnes | 88,515 tonnes | 785.06 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1910s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1920s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 9.73 million tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1930s | 1.48 billion tonnes | 38.67 million tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1940s | 1.58 billion tonnes | 136.44 million tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1950s | 1.79 billion tonnes | 179.13 million tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1960s | 2.11 billion tonnes | 420.78 million tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1970s | 2.59 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | Austria |
| 1980s | 3.15 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 756.11 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1990s | 3.74 billion tonnes | 3.67 billion tonnes | 72.98 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2000s | 4.44 billion tonnes | 4.37 billion tonnes | 62.14 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2010s | 5.14 billion tonnes | 4.95 billion tonnes | 190.21 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.63 billion tonnes | 5.37 billion tonnes | 260.59 million tonnes | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Austria or North Korea?
- Austria, at 5.75 billion tonnes against 5.49 billion tonnes in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Austria and North Korea?
- 257.00 million tonnes, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and North Korea?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Austria and North Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Austria ranks 36th and North Korea ranks 39th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.