Belarus vs North Korea: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Belarus
0.2%
in 2024
North Korea
0.2%
in 2024
Belarus rank
62nd
North Korea rank
65th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Belarus
- North Korea
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 62nd and North Korea ranks 65th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 16 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Belarus |
| 1860s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Belarus |
| 1870s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Belarus |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Belarus |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Belarus or North Korea?
- Belarus, at 0.2% against 0.2% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Belarus and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and North Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and North Korea rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Belarus ranks 62nd and North Korea ranks 65th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.