North Korea vs Nepal: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
North Korea
0.0861 tonnes per person
in 2022
Nepal
0.0876 tonnes per person
in 2022
North Korea rank
30th
Nepal rank
28th
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- North Korea
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.0876 tonnes per person against 0.0861 tonnes per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0015 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 30th and Nepal ranks 28th of 207 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.385 tonnes per person | 0.0719 tonnes per person | 0.3131 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.7207 tonnes per person | 0.0673 tonnes per person | 0.6534 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.956 tonnes per person | 0.0668 tonnes per person | 0.8892 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.4543 tonnes per person | 0.0659 tonnes per person | 0.3884 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2102 tonnes per person | 0.074 tonnes per person | 0.1361 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1114 tonnes per person | 0.0793 tonnes per person | 0.0321 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 0.0888 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, North Korea or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.0876 tonnes per person against 0.0861 tonnes per person in North Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between North Korea and Nepal?
- 0.0015 tonnes per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nepal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Nepal rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 30th and Nepal ranks 28th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.