Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
389 kt
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2,390 kt
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th

Energy — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2,390 kt against 389 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 2,001 kt.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 6.1 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 19 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 182.44 kt 436.67 kt 254.22 kt Saudi Arabia
1970s 393.5 kt 1,544 kt 1,150 kt Saudi Arabia
1980s 647.4 kt 1,323 kt 675.3 kt Saudi Arabia
1990s 508.5 kt 1,808 kt 1,300 kt Saudi Arabia
2000s 546.9 kt 2,054 kt 1,507 kt Saudi Arabia
2010s 527.1 kt 2,387 kt 1,860 kt Saudi Arabia
2020s 418.5 kt 2,385 kt 1,966 kt Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 2,390 kt against 389 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?
2,001 kt, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for energy — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf