Guatemala vs North Korea: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Guatemala
2.69 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
2.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
116th
North Korea rank
114th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Guatemala
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.69 tonnes per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 116th and North Korea ranks 114th of 194 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 11 and North Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala North Korea Difference Ahead
1900s 4.58 tonnes per person 0.4514 tonnes per person 4.13 tonnes per person Guatemala
1910s 4.62 tonnes per person 1.94 tonnes per person 2.67 tonnes per person Guatemala
1920s 5.35 tonnes per person 2.38 tonnes per person 2.97 tonnes per person Guatemala
1930s 10.53 tonnes per person 2.6 tonnes per person 7.93 tonnes per person Guatemala
1940s 18.12 tonnes per person 2.63 tonnes per person 15.49 tonnes per person Guatemala
1950s 16.48 tonnes per person 1.66 tonnes per person 14.82 tonnes per person Guatemala
1960s 5.83 tonnes per person 3.74 tonnes per person 2.1 tonnes per person Guatemala
1970s 4.96 tonnes per person 6.79 tonnes per person 1.83 tonnes per person North Korea
1980s 6.84 tonnes per person 8.21 tonnes per person 1.36 tonnes per person North Korea
1990s 5.86 tonnes per person 4.35 tonnes per person 1.51 tonnes per person Guatemala
2000s 4.25 tonnes per person 3.58 tonnes per person 0.6664 tonnes per person Guatemala
2010s 2.78 tonnes per person 2.47 tonnes per person 0.3114 tonnes per person Guatemala
2020s 2.69 tonnes per person 2.67 tonnes per person 0.017 tonnes per person Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Guatemala or North Korea?
North Korea, at 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.69 tonnes per person in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Guatemala and North Korea?
0.05 tonnes per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and North Korea?
116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and North Korea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Guatemala ranks 116th and North Korea ranks 114th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.