North Korea vs Kyrgyzstan: Nitrous oxide emissions
North Korea
1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
North Korea rank
117th
Kyrgyzstan rank
118th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- North Korea
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 22,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
North Korea ranks 117th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 9 and Kyrgyzstan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 193,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 209,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 256,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 239,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 314,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 278,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 402,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 314,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 447,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 362,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 473,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 424,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 561,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 499,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 701,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 600,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 694,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 861,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 804,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1950s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 287,395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1960s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1970s | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1980s | 8.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1990s | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2020s | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 304,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, North Korea or Kyrgyzstan?
- North Korea, at 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between North Korea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 22,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- North Korea ranks 117th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th 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.