Belarus vs North Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Belarus
0.2%
in 2024
North Korea
0.2%
in 2024
Belarus rank
52nd
North Korea rank
51st
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Belarus
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 51st of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Belarus or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Belarus and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and North Korea?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and North Korea rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Belarus ranks 52nd 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.