Austria vs North Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Austria
0.1%
in 2024
North Korea
0.2%
in 2024
Austria rank
53rd
North Korea rank
52nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Austria
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 53rd and North Korea ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 9 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Austria |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Austria or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Austria and North Korea?
- 0.1%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and North Korea?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Austria and North Korea rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Austria ranks 53rd and North Korea ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.