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
0.511.522.5185019372024

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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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.