North Korea vs Latvia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
North Korea
0.1%
in 2024
Latvia
0.1%
in 2024
North Korea rank
117th
Latvia rank
114th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- North Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
North Korea ranks 117th and Latvia ranks 114th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 8 and Latvia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, North Korea or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between North Korea and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Latvia rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- North Korea ranks 117th and Latvia ranks 114th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.