North Korea vs Niger: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
North Korea
1.68 billion tonnes
in 2024
Niger
1.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
North Korea rank
73rd
Niger rank
72nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- North Korea
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.87 billion tonnes against 1.68 billion tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 198.78 million tonnes.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 73rd and Niger ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 14 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 15.25 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 11.58 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1860s | 40.10 million tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | 27.47 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1870s | 62.19 million tonnes | 26.80 million tonnes | 35.39 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1880s | 82.62 million tonnes | 45.44 million tonnes | 37.18 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1890s | 103.90 million tonnes | 65.35 million tonnes | 38.55 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1900s | 126.62 million tonnes | 104.03 million tonnes | 22.59 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1910s | 195.68 million tonnes | 164.78 million tonnes | 30.90 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1920s | 343.94 million tonnes | 244.25 million tonnes | 99.69 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1930s | 512.28 million tonnes | 362.15 million tonnes | 150.13 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1940s | 688.82 million tonnes | 515.88 million tonnes | 172.94 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1950s | 825.71 million tonnes | 773.58 million tonnes | 52.13 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1960s | 922.40 million tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 112.73 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1970s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 993.62 million tonnes | 22.47 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.15 billion tonnes | 911.24 million tonnes | 233.82 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 26.58 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.41 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | 26.15 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.57 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | 146.86 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.66 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | 205.54 million tonnes | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 1.87 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 Niger?
- 198.78 million tonnes, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Niger rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- North Korea ranks 73rd and Niger ranks 72nd 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.