North Korea vs Portugal: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
North Korea
0.3%
in 2024
Portugal
0.3%
in 2024
North Korea rank
42nd
Portugal rank
41st
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- North Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Portugal ahead.
North Korea ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 41st of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, 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 Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Portugal?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Portugal rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- North Korea ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 41st 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.