North Korea vs Ukraine: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
North Korea
0.4%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.3%
in 2024
North Korea rank
19th
Ukraine rank
20th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- North Korea
- Ukraine
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 113 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Ukraine ahead.
North Korea ranks 19th and Ukraine ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.4% | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 3.7% | 3.6% | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 4.6% | 3.8% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 5.2% | 3.6% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 4.4% | 2.7% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.3% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Ukraine |
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 Ukraine?
- North Korea, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between North Korea and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Ukraine?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Ukraine rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- North Korea ranks 19th and Ukraine ranks 20th 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.