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
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.