North Korea vs United States: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square

North Korea
0 °C per square kilometre
in 2024
United States
0 °C per square kilometre
in 2024
North Korea rank
40th
United States rank
42nd

Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square over time

  • North Korea
  • United States
0000196119922024

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 °C per square kilometre against 0 °C per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0 °C per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

North Korea ranks 40th and United States ranks 42nd of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre United States
1970s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre United States
1980s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre United States
1990s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per, North Korea or United States?
North Korea, at 0 °C per square kilometre against 0 °C per square kilometre in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per between North Korea and United States?
0 °C per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do North Korea and United States rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
North Korea ranks 40th and United States ranks 42nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per square kilometre
Unit
°C per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 11,814 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 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.