North Korea vs Lebanon: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
North Korea
2.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lebanon
2.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
114th
Lebanon rank
115th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- North Korea
- Lebanon
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.71 tonnes per person in Lebanon, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1931 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 114th and Lebanon ranks 115th of 194 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 8 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.63 tonnes per person | 0.5075 tonnes per person | 2.13 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1940s | 2.63 tonnes per person | 0.4541 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1950s | 1.66 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.3536 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1960s | 3.74 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 6.79 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | 4.52 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 8.21 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | 6.12 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 4.35 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.58 tonnes per person | 3.5 tonnes per person | 0.084 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.47 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 2.67 tonnes per person | 3.13 tonnes per person | 0.4623 tonnes per person | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, North Korea or Lebanon?
- North Korea, at 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.71 tonnes per person in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between North Korea and Lebanon?
- 0.03 tonnes per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Lebanon?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Lebanon rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- North Korea ranks 114th and Lebanon ranks 115th 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.