Australia vs North Korea: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Australia
0.1023 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
0.1016 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
84th
North Korea rank
85th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Australia
- North Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1023 tonnes per person against 0.1016 tonnes per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 84th and North Korea ranks 85th of 209 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0593 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0593 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.0379 tonnes per person | 0.0162 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.0476 tonnes per person | 0.0253 tonnes per person | 0.0223 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.1012 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person | 0.0736 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.1524 tonnes per person | 0.0944 tonnes per person | 0.058 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.1795 tonnes per person | 0.1791 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.1819 tonnes per person | 0.181 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.1823 tonnes per person | 0.0783 tonnes per person | 0.1041 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.1824 tonnes per person | 0.092 tonnes per person | 0.0904 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1352 tonnes per person | 0.0963 tonnes per person | 0.0389 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.1069 tonnes per person | 0.0936 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Australia or North Korea?
- Australia, at 0.1023 tonnes per person against 0.1016 tonnes per person in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Australia and North Korea?
- 0.0007 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North Korea?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Australia and North Korea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Australia ranks 84th and North Korea ranks 85th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.