Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Iraq: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
10,892 kt
in 2023
Iraq
134,680 kt
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
9th
Iraq rank
8th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

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

Iraq currently reports 134,680 kt against 10,892 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 123,788 kt.

That makes Iraq's figure about 12.4 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 9th and Iraq ranks 8th of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 5,108 kt 47,196 kt 42,087 kt Iraq
1970s 11,018 kt 84,140 kt 73,122 kt Iraq
1980s 18,127 kt 71,036 kt 52,909 kt Iraq
1990s 14,238 kt 35,148 kt 20,910 kt Iraq
2000s 15,313 kt 59,192 kt 43,879 kt Iraq
2010s 14,759 kt 112,336 kt 97,577 kt Iraq
2020s 11,718 kt 132,370 kt 120,652 kt Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Iraq?
Iraq, at 134,680 kt against 10,892 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Iraq?
123,788 kt, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Iraq rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 9th and Iraq ranks 8th of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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