North Korea vs Uzbekistan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
North Korea
0.3%
in 2024
Uzbekistan
0.4%
in 2024
North Korea rank
42nd
Uzbekistan rank
39th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- North Korea
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in North Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
North Korea ranks 42nd and Uzbekistan ranks 39th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Uzbekistan |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uzbekistan |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Uzbekistan |
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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 0.4% 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 Uzbekistan?
- 0.1%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Uzbekistan?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Uzbekistan rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- North Korea ranks 42nd and Uzbekistan ranks 39th 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.