North Korea vs Netherlands: Methane emissions

North Korea
18.97 million
in 2024
Netherlands
19.05 million
in 2024
North Korea rank
77th
Netherlands rank
76th

Methane emissions over time

  • North Korea
  • Netherlands
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M185019372024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 19.05 million against 18.97 million in North Korea, a difference of 83,300.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 77th and Netherlands ranks 76th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 8 and Netherlands in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
1850s 10.79 million 6.75 million 4.04 million North Korea
1860s 10.83 million 7.31 million 3.52 million North Korea
1870s 10.95 million 8.09 million 2.86 million North Korea
1880s 11.04 million 9.23 million 1.81 million North Korea
1890s 10.95 million 10.47 million 478,997 North Korea
1900s 10.89 million 12.06 million 1.18 million Netherlands
1910s 11.09 million 13.57 million 2.48 million Netherlands
1920s 12.36 million 14.02 million 1.66 million Netherlands
1930s 13.94 million 13.39 million 540,790 North Korea
1940s 11.14 million 13.64 million 2.51 million Netherlands
1950s 7.04 million 17.43 million 10.39 million Netherlands
1960s 11.12 million 25.53 million 14.41 million Netherlands
1970s 19.37 million 33.95 million 14.58 million Netherlands
1980s 28.34 million 38.63 million 10.29 million Netherlands
1990s 23.71 million 35.78 million 12.07 million Netherlands
2000s 24.70 million 25.68 million 985,820 Netherlands
2010s 24.06 million 22.23 million 1.82 million North Korea
2020s 20.55 million 19.62 million 926,080 North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, North Korea or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 19.05 million against 18.97 million in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between North Korea and Netherlands?
83,300, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Netherlands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Netherlands rank globally for methane emissions?
North Korea ranks 77th and Netherlands ranks 76th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed