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
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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

Indicator
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (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
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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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.