Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs OECD: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2,082 kt
in 2023
OECD
32,095 kt
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
9th
OECD rank
8th

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 32,095 kt against 2,082 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 30,013 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 15.4 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 9th and OECD ranks 8th of 19 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 2,687 kt 41,000 kt 38,313 kt OECD
1970s 3,613 kt 40,563 kt 36,950 kt OECD
1980s 4,190 kt 40,185 kt 35,995 kt OECD
1990s 3,590 kt 39,978 kt 36,389 kt OECD
2000s 3,178 kt 37,233 kt 34,054 kt OECD
2010s 2,896 kt 34,476 kt 31,580 kt OECD
2020s 2,418 kt 31,920 kt 29,502 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions (co2eq), Democratic People's Republic of Korea or OECD?
OECD, at 32,095 kt against 2,082 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions (co2eq) between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and OECD?
30,013 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and OECD rank globally for rice — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 9th and OECD ranks 8th of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 10,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.