Kiribati vs North Korea: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Kiribati
0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Korea
0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
191st
North Korea rank
189th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Kiribati
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Kiribati's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 191st 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 | Kiribati | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0284 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, Kiribati or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Kiribati and North Korea?
- 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and North Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and North Korea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 191st 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.