Finland vs North Korea: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Finland
0.2%
in 2024
North Korea
0.3%
in 2024
Finland rank
50th
North Korea rank
49th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Finland
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 50th and North Korea ranks 49th of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 9 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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 including land-use change, Finland or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Finland and North Korea?
- 0.1%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and North Korea?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Finland and North Korea rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Finland ranks 50th 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).