North Korea vs Zambia: Methane emissions

North Korea
18.97 million
in 2024
Zambia
21.14 million
in 2024
North Korea rank
77th
Zambia rank
74th

Methane emissions over time

  • North Korea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 21.14 million against 18.97 million in North Korea, a difference of 2.17 million.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 77th and Zambia ranks 74th of 199 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Zambia Difference Ahead
1850s 10.79 million 527,410 10.27 million North Korea
1860s 10.83 million 536,352 10.29 million North Korea
1870s 10.95 million 555,029 10.40 million North Korea
1880s 11.04 million 576,984 10.47 million North Korea
1890s 10.95 million 602,796 10.35 million North Korea
1900s 10.89 million 643,360 10.24 million North Korea
1910s 11.09 million 760,826 10.33 million North Korea
1920s 12.36 million 980,532 11.38 million North Korea
1930s 13.94 million 1.42 million 12.51 million North Korea
1940s 11.14 million 3.24 million 7.90 million North Korea
1950s 7.04 million 6.15 million 883,911 North Korea
1960s 11.12 million 8.31 million 2.81 million North Korea
1970s 19.37 million 9.29 million 10.07 million North Korea
1980s 28.34 million 9.79 million 18.54 million North Korea
1990s 23.71 million 13.69 million 10.02 million North Korea
2000s 24.70 million 15.34 million 9.36 million North Korea
2010s 24.06 million 17.76 million 6.29 million North Korea
2020s 20.55 million 19.80 million 749,420 North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, North Korea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 21.14 million against 18.97 million in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between North Korea and Zambia?
2.17 million, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Zambia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Zambia rank globally for methane emissions?
North Korea ranks 77th and Zambia ranks 74th 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