Hong Kong vs North Korea: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Hong Kong
0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Korea
0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
190th
North Korea rank
189th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 190th and North Korea ranks 189th of 196 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Hong Kong or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Hong Kong and North Korea?
- 0.0141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and North Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and North Korea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 190th and North Korea ranks 189th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.