North Korea vs Taiwan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
North Korea
0.6%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.6%
in 2024
North Korea rank
21st
Taiwan rank
20th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- North Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Taiwan ahead.
North Korea ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.6% against 0.6% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between North Korea and Taiwan?
- 0.0%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Taiwan?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Taiwan rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- North Korea ranks 21st and Taiwan 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 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.