North Korea vs Sri Lanka: Nitrous oxide emissions
North Korea
1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
North Korea rank
117th
Sri Lanka rank
116th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- North Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in North Korea, a difference of 109,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
North Korea ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 116th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 193,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 401,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 208,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 209,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 428,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 218,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 239,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 534,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 278,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 697,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 418,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 314,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 759,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 444,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 362,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 795,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 432,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 424,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 828,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 404,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 499,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 857,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 357,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 600,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 886,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 286,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 861,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 959,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 360,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1960s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1970s | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1980s | 8.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1990s | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 417,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 359,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 2020s | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, North Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 109,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- North Korea ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 116th 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.