North Korea vs Spain: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
North Korea
0.6%
in 2024
Spain
0.6%
in 2024
North Korea rank
21st
Spain rank
22nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- North Korea
- Spain
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Spain ahead.
North Korea ranks 21st and Spain ranks 22nd of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 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 coal, North Korea or Spain?
- North Korea, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between North Korea and Spain?
- 0.0%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Spain?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Spain rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- North Korea ranks 21st and Spain 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.