North Korea vs Tuvalu: Per capita methane emissions
North Korea
0.7159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
142nd
Tuvalu rank
141st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- North Korea
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 142nd and Tuvalu ranks 141st of 199 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1860s | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1870s | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1880s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1890s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1900s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1910s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1920s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1930s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1940s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.6572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.8419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.7808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0865 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 methane emissions, North Korea or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.7257 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 Tuvalu?
- 0.0098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Tuvalu rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- North Korea ranks 142nd and Tuvalu ranks 141st 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.