Australia vs North Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Australia
0.2%
in 2024
North Korea
0.2%
in 2024
Australia rank
50th
North Korea rank
51st
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Australia
- North Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 50th and North Korea ranks 51st of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 9 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Australia or North Korea?
- Australia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Australia and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North Korea?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Australia and North Korea rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Australia ranks 50th and North Korea ranks 51st of 211 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 from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.