North Korea vs Pakistan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
North Korea
0.4%
in 2024
Pakistan
0.3%
in 2024
North Korea rank
19th
Pakistan rank
22nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- North Korea
- Pakistan
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1948 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 22nd of 179 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.5% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.6% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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 coal, North Korea or Pakistan?
- North Korea, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between North Korea and Pakistan?
- 0.1%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Pakistan?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Pakistan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- North Korea ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 22nd 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.