Congo vs North Korea: Nitrous oxide emissions
Congo
1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
North Korea
1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Congo rank
119th
North Korea rank
117th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Congo
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Congo, a difference of 35,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.
Congo ranks 119th and North Korea ranks 117th of 201 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 69,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1860s | 74,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1870s | 92,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1880s | 121,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 157,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1890s | 136,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 314,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1900s | 153,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 362,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 208,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1910s | 202,583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1920s | 306,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 499,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1930s | 330,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 600,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 269,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1940s | 776,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 861,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1950s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 306,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1960s | 937,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1970s | 978,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 947,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 380,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Congo or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Congo and North Korea?
- 35,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and North Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and North Korea rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Congo ranks 119th and North Korea ranks 117th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.