Ethiopia vs North Korea: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Ethiopia
0.3%
in 2024
North Korea
0.3%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
47th
North Korea rank
49th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Ethiopia
- North Korea
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1941 it was North Korea ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 47th and North Korea ranks 49th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Ethiopia or North Korea?
- Ethiopia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Ethiopia and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and North Korea?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and North Korea rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ethiopia ranks 47th and North Korea ranks 49th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).