North Korea vs Nigeria: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
North Korea
0.3%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.3%
in 2024
North Korea rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
40th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- North Korea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Nigeria ahead.
North Korea ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 40th of 211 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, North Korea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.3% against 0.3% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between North Korea and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nigeria?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Nigeria rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- North Korea ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 40th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.