North Korea vs Uruguay: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
North Korea
2.36 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.35 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
123rd
Uruguay rank
124th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- North Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2.36 tonnes per person against 2.35 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Uruguay ahead.
North Korea ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 124th of 213 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.0634 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.1847 tonnes per person | 0.6213 tonnes per person | 0.4366 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.592 tonnes per person | 0.4284 tonnes per person | 0.1636 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.8863 tonnes per person | 0.3117 tonnes per person | 0.5746 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.6615 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 0.8696 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 3.12 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 6.08 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 4.04 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 7.59 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 6.16 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 3.73 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.9 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.97 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.0885 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.28 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 0.0769 tonnes per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, North Korea or Uruguay?
- North Korea, at 2.36 tonnes per person against 2.35 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between North Korea and Uruguay?
- 0.01 tonnes per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Uruguay?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Uruguay rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- North Korea ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 124th 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.