Brazil vs North Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Brazil
0.3%
in 2024
North Korea
0.4%
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
North Korea rank
19th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Brazil
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and North Korea ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and North Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.3% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Brazil or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Brazil and North Korea?
- 0.1%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North Korea?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and North Korea rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Brazil ranks 21st and North Korea ranks 19th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.