Honduras vs North Korea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Honduras
3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Korea
3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Honduras rank
137th
North Korea rank
134th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Honduras
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Honduras, a difference of 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 137th and North Korea ranks 134th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 15 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 23.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1860s | 16.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1870s | 15.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1880s | 14.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1890s | 11.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1900s | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1910s | 12.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1920s | 25.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1930s | 29.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1940s | 36.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1950s | 34.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1960s | 14.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1970s | 10.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1980s | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 2000s | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 2020s | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Honduras or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Honduras and North Korea?
- 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and North Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and North Korea rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Honduras ranks 137th 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.