North Korea vs Sweden: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
North Korea
0.3%
in 2024
Sweden
0.3%
in 2024
North Korea rank
49th
Sweden rank
46th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- North Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
Across all 116 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
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, North Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, 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 North Korea and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sweden?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Sweden rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- North Korea ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 46th 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).