North Korea vs Liberia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
North Korea
1.68 billion tonnes
in 2024
Liberia
1.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
North Korea rank
73rd
Liberia rank
70th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- North Korea
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1.99 billion tonnes against 1.68 billion tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 316.76 million tonnes.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
North Korea ranks 73rd and Liberia ranks 70th of 197 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 15.25 million tonnes | 67.48 million tonnes | 52.23 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1860s | 40.10 million tonnes | 166.12 million tonnes | 126.02 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1870s | 62.19 million tonnes | 199.51 million tonnes | 137.32 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1880s | 82.62 million tonnes | 226.93 million tonnes | 144.30 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1890s | 103.90 million tonnes | 254.18 million tonnes | 150.28 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1900s | 126.62 million tonnes | 292.36 million tonnes | 165.73 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1910s | 195.68 million tonnes | 346.39 million tonnes | 150.71 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1920s | 343.94 million tonnes | 418.03 million tonnes | 74.09 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1930s | 512.28 million tonnes | 517.23 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1940s | 688.82 million tonnes | 750.68 million tonnes | 61.85 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1950s | 825.71 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 207.29 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1960s | 922.40 million tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 183.78 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1970s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 125.12 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1.15 billion tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | 52.84 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1990s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 9.83 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 2000s | 1.41 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 58.67 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1.57 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | 175.76 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 2020s | 1.66 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | 289.48 million tonnes | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, North Korea or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 1.99 billion tonnes against 1.68 billion tonnes in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between North Korea and Liberia?
- 316.76 million tonnes, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Liberia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- North Korea ranks 73rd and Liberia ranks 70th 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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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.