Comoros vs North Korea: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Comoros
20.09 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
North Korea
18.83 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Comoros rank
19th
North Korea rank
21st
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Comoros
- North Korea
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 20.09 tonnes per square kilometre against 18.83 tonnes per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Comoros ranks 19th and North Korea ranks 21st of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 44.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 41.59 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 4.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 101.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 96.64 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 6.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 154.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 147.67 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 10.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 83.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 73.06 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 14.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 42.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.66 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 18.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.94 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 19.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.045 tonnes per square kilometre | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Comoros or North Korea?
- Comoros, at 20.09 tonnes per square kilometre against 18.83 tonnes per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Comoros and North Korea?
- 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and North Korea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Comoros and North Korea rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Comoros ranks 19th and North Korea ranks 21st of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.