Armenia vs North Korea: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Armenia
2.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
2.36 tonnes per person
in 2024
Armenia rank
122nd
North Korea rank
123rd
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Armenia
- North Korea
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 2.5 tonnes per person against 2.36 tonnes per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per person.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 122nd and North Korea ranks 123rd of 213 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2045 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.1901 tonnes per person | Armenia |
| 1910s | 0.2081 tonnes per person | 0.0634 tonnes per person | 0.1447 tonnes per person | Armenia |
| 1920s | 0.1317 tonnes per person | 0.1847 tonnes per person | 0.053 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1930s | 0.5433 tonnes per person | 0.592 tonnes per person | 0.0487 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.7035 tonnes per person | 0.8863 tonnes per person | 0.1827 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1950s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 0.6615 tonnes per person | 0.7163 tonnes per person | Armenia |
| 1960s | 1.86 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.34 tonnes per person | 6.08 tonnes per person | 3.75 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.53 tonnes per person | 7.59 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 2.48 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.87 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 0.1058 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 2.52 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 0.2389 tonnes per person | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Armenia or North Korea?
- Armenia, at 2.5 tonnes per person against 2.36 tonnes per person in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Armenia and North Korea?
- 0.14 tonnes per person, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and North Korea?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and North Korea rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Armenia ranks 122nd and North Korea ranks 123rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.