Armenia vs North Korea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Armenia
3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Korea
3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Armenia rank
131st
North Korea rank
134th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Armenia
- North Korea
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.
Armenia ranks 131st and North Korea ranks 134th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1860s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1870s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1880s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1890s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1900s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1910s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1920s | 0.8318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1930s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1940s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1950s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Armenia |
| 1960s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Armenia or North Korea?
- Armenia, at 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Armenia and North Korea?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and North Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and North Korea rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Armenia ranks 131st and North Korea ranks 134th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.