Burkina Faso vs North Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Burkina Faso
1.53 billion tonnes
in 2024
North Korea
1.68 billion tonnes
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
76th
North Korea rank
73rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 1.68 billion tonnes against 1.53 billion tonnes in Burkina Faso, a difference of 147.13 million tonnes.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 76th and North Korea ranks 73rd of 197 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso North Korea Difference Ahead
1850s -2.28 million tonnes 15.25 million tonnes 17.53 million tonnes North Korea
1860s -2.27 million tonnes 40.10 million tonnes 42.38 million tonnes North Korea
1870s 289,195 tonnes 62.19 million tonnes 61.90 million tonnes North Korea
1880s 6.77 million tonnes 82.62 million tonnes 75.85 million tonnes North Korea
1890s 15.61 million tonnes 103.90 million tonnes 88.29 million tonnes North Korea
1900s 33.10 million tonnes 126.62 million tonnes 93.53 million tonnes North Korea
1910s 62.01 million tonnes 195.68 million tonnes 133.67 million tonnes North Korea
1920s 97.96 million tonnes 343.94 million tonnes 245.98 million tonnes North Korea
1930s 152.66 million tonnes 512.28 million tonnes 359.62 million tonnes North Korea
1940s 229.39 million tonnes 688.82 million tonnes 459.43 million tonnes North Korea
1950s 323.72 million tonnes 825.71 million tonnes 501.99 million tonnes North Korea
1960s 401.56 million tonnes 922.40 million tonnes 520.84 million tonnes North Korea
1970s 436.67 million tonnes 1.02 billion tonnes 579.43 million tonnes North Korea
1980s 498.91 million tonnes 1.15 billion tonnes 646.15 million tonnes North Korea
1990s 707.56 million tonnes 1.27 billion tonnes 564.02 million tonnes North Korea
2000s 946.31 million tonnes 1.41 billion tonnes 467.36 million tonnes North Korea
2010s 1.25 billion tonnes 1.57 billion tonnes 321.15 million tonnes North Korea
2020s 1.47 billion tonnes 1.66 billion tonnes 183.29 million tonnes North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Burkina Faso or North Korea?
North Korea, at 1.68 billion tonnes against 1.53 billion tonnes in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Burkina Faso and North Korea?
147.13 million tonnes, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and North Korea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and North Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Burkina Faso ranks 76th and North Korea ranks 73rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.