Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Japan: IPPU — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2,960 kt
in 2023
Japan
58,000 kt
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Japan rank
9th

IPPU — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Japan
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 58,000 kt against 2,960 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 55,040 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 19.6 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Japan ranks 9th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 3,127 kt 49,511 kt 46,384 kt Japan
1970s 5,705 kt 76,200 kt 70,495 kt Japan
1980s 6,108 kt 70,140 kt 64,032 kt Japan
1990s 4,043 kt 77,530 kt 73,487 kt Japan
2000s 3,254 kt 70,070 kt 66,816 kt Japan
2010s 2,917 kt 64,140 kt 61,223 kt Japan
2020s 2,680 kt 61,425 kt 58,745 kt Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Japan?
Japan, at 58,000 kt against 2,960 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Japan?
55,040 kt, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Japan rank globally for ippu — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Japan ranks 9th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 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