Czechia vs North Korea: Greenhouse gas emissions

Czechia
84.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
North Korea
89.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Czechia rank
67th
North Korea rank
65th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Czechia
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 89.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 84.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Czechia, a difference of 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 67th and North Korea ranks 65th of 199 countries.

Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia North Korea Difference Ahead
1850s 16.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1860s 20.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1870s 28.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1880s 39.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1890s 52.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1900s 63.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1910s 62.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1920s 54.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1930s 50.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1940s 64.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1950s 93.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1960s 143.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 83.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1970s 198.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 132.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1980s 211.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 191.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
1990s 158.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 121.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
2000s 141.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 109.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
2010s 128.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia
2020s 99.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 89.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Czechia or North Korea?
North Korea, at 89.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 84.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Czechia as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Czechia and North Korea?
5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and North Korea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Czechia and North Korea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Czechia ranks 67th 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 Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.