North Korea vs Uruguay: Per capita co2 vs average

North Korea
2.36
in 2024
Uruguay
2.35
in 2024
North Korea rank
119th
Uruguay rank
120th

Per capita co2 vs average over time

  • North Korea
  • Uruguay
02.557.510185619402024

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 2.36 against 2.35 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Uruguay ahead.

North Korea ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 120th of 208 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Uruguay Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0144 1.6 1.59 Uruguay
1910s 0.0634 1.44 1.38 Uruguay
1920s 0.1847 0.6213 0.4366 Uruguay
1930s 0.592 0.4284 0.1636 North Korea
1940s 0.8863 0.3117 0.5746 North Korea
1950s 0.6615 1.53 0.8696 Uruguay
1960s 3.12 1.78 1.33 North Korea
1970s 6.08 2.04 4.04 North Korea
1980s 7.59 1.43 6.16 North Korea
1990s 3.73 1.57 2.16 North Korea
2000s 2.9 1.81 1.09 North Korea
2010s 1.97 2.06 0.0885 Uruguay
2020s 2.28 2.21 0.0769 North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co2 vs average, North Korea or Uruguay?
North Korea, at 2.36 against 2.35 in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co2 vs average between North Korea and Uruguay?
0.01, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Uruguay?
116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Uruguay rank globally for per capita co2 vs average?
North Korea ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 120th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Per capita co2 vs average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita co2 vs average
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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