Belarus vs North Korea: Methane emissions
Belarus
18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
North Korea
18.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belarus rank
79th
North Korea rank
77th
Methane emissions over time
- Belarus
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 18.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belarus, a difference of 393,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.
Belarus ranks 79th and North Korea ranks 77th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and North Korea in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1860s | 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1870s | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1880s | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1890s | 9.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1900s | 11.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belarus |
| 1910s | 11.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 795,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belarus |
| 1920s | 11.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1930s | 13.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 689,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1940s | 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belarus |
| 1950s | 16.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belarus |
| 1960s | 18.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belarus |
| 1970s | 21.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belarus |
| 1980s | 23.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1990s | 19.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2000s | 16.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2010s | 18.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2020s | 18.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Belarus or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 18.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Belarus and North Korea?
- 393,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and North Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and North Korea rank globally for methane emissions?
- Belarus ranks 79th and North Korea ranks 77th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.