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