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

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
49,300 kt
in 2023
Japan
957,000 kt
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
9th
Japan rank
7th

Energy — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 957,000 kt against 49,300 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 907,700 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 19.4 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

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

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 42,456 kt 401,556 kt 359,100 kt Japan
1970s 100,870 kt 864,200 kt 763,330 kt Japan
1980s 148,600 kt 935,100 kt 786,500 kt Japan
1990s 82,630 kt 1.14 million kt 1.06 million kt Japan
2000s 67,050 kt 1.22 million kt 1.15 million kt Japan
2010s 36,420 kt 1.17 million kt 1.13 million kt Japan
2020s 47,300 kt 993,000 kt 945,700 kt Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Japan?
Japan, at 957,000 kt against 49,300 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 Japan?
907,700 kt, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Japan rank globally for energy — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 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