Iraq vs North Korea: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions
Iraq
0.3%
in 2024
North Korea
0.3%
in 2024
Iraq rank
41st
North Korea rank
39th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Iraq
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Iraq, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 98 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 41st and North Korea ranks 39th of 215 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 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, Iraq or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions between Iraq and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North Korea?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and North Korea rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Iraq ranks 41st and North Korea ranks 39th of 215 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. 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), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.