North Korea vs East Timor: Per capita methane emissions
North Korea
0.7159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
East Timor
0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
142nd
East Timor rank
139th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- North Korea
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 142nd and East Timor ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 13 and East Timor in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1860s | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1870s | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1880s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1890s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1900s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1910s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1920s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1930s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1940s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.6572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1960s | 0.8419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.9433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.7808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, North Korea or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between North Korea and East Timor?
- 0.0208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and East Timor?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and East Timor rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- North Korea ranks 142nd and East Timor ranks 139th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.