Bosnia and Herzegovina vs North Korea: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region

Bosnia and Herzegovina
232,714 tonnes
in 2022
North Korea
185,582 tonnes
in 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
39th
North Korea rank
42nd

Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • North Korea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k175018862022

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 232,714 tonnes against 185,582 tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 47,132 tonnes.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.3 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was North Korea ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 39th and North Korea ranks 42nd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 7 and North Korea in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina North Korea Difference Ahead
1750s 27.59 tonnes 186.26 tonnes 158.68 tonnes North Korea
1760s 28.71 tonnes 187.15 tonnes 158.44 tonnes North Korea
1770s 29.89 tonnes 187.95 tonnes 158.06 tonnes North Korea
1780s 31.11 tonnes 188.63 tonnes 157.53 tonnes North Korea
1790s 32.37 tonnes 189.2 tonnes 156.82 tonnes North Korea
1800s 33.7 tonnes 189.62 tonnes 155.93 tonnes North Korea
1810s 35.38 tonnes 189.9 tonnes 154.52 tonnes North Korea
1820s 37.52 tonnes 190.15 tonnes 152.63 tonnes North Korea
1830s 39.76 tonnes 189.56 tonnes 149.79 tonnes North Korea
1840s 42.08 tonnes 187.73 tonnes 145.66 tonnes North Korea
1850s 46.37 tonnes 186.62 tonnes 140.25 tonnes North Korea
1860s 54.51 tonnes 186.45 tonnes 131.94 tonnes North Korea
1870s 65.1 tonnes 188.94 tonnes 123.84 tonnes North Korea
1880s 92.19 tonnes 190.81 tonnes 98.62 tonnes North Korea
1890s 1,721 tonnes 187.73 tonnes 1,534 tonnes Bosnia and Herzegovina
1900s 5,589 tonnes 377.46 tonnes 5,211 tonnes Bosnia and Herzegovina
1910s 5,997 tonnes 3,842 tonnes 2,155 tonnes Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s 33,872 tonnes 12,893 tonnes 20,979 tonnes Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s 38,094 tonnes 42,458 tonnes 4,365 tonnes North Korea
1940s 33,345 tonnes 61,465 tonnes 28,119 tonnes North Korea
1950s 90,860 tonnes 41,592 tonnes 49,267 tonnes Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 171,083 tonnes 172,627 tonnes 1,544 tonnes North Korea
1970s 246,255 tonnes 292,845 tonnes 46,590 tonnes North Korea
1980s 293,440 tonnes 307,791 tonnes 14,351 tonnes North Korea
1990s 181,161 tonnes 248,406 tonnes 67,245 tonnes North Korea
2000s 187,579 tonnes 257,148 tonnes 69,568 tonnes North Korea
2010s 231,337 tonnes 208,853 tonnes 22,484 tonnes Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 237,063 tonnes 193,532 tonnes 43,531 tonnes Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, Bosnia and Herzegovina or North Korea?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 232,714 tonnes against 185,582 tonnes in North Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Korea?
47,132 tonnes, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Korea?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Korea rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 39th and North Korea ranks 42nd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs North Korea: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid, drawing on Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/so-emissions-by-world-region-in-million-tonnes/bosnia-and-herzegovina/korea-dem-people-s-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/so-emissions-by-world-region-in-million-tonnes/bosnia-and-herzegovina/korea-dem-people-s-rep/">Bosnia and Herzegovina vs North Korea: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.