Croatia vs North Korea: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Croatia
2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
North Korea
1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Croatia rank
115th
North Korea rank
117th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Croatia
- North Korea
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in North Korea, a difference of 191,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.
Croatia ranks 115th and North Korea ranks 117th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 119,466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1860s | 129,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1870s | 151,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1880s | 183,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1890s | 178,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 314,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1900s | 170,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 362,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1910s | 236,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 187,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1920s | 466,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 499,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1930s | 517,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 600,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1940s | 774,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 861,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1950s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1960s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 365,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1980s | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 199,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2020s | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Croatia or North Korea?
- Croatia, at 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Croatia and North Korea?
- 191,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and North Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and North Korea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Croatia ranks 115th and North Korea ranks 117th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.