Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
4,495 kt
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
31,618 kt
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
11th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 31,618 kt against 4,495 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 27,123 kt.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 7.0 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 20 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 2,426 kt 991.2 kt 1,435 kt Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1970s 3,185 kt 2,596 kt 588.83 kt Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1980s 3,828 kt 6,207 kt 2,379 kt Saudi Arabia
1990s 4,065 kt 10,506 kt 6,441 kt Saudi Arabia
2000s 4,065 kt 15,941 kt 11,876 kt Saudi Arabia
2010s 4,253 kt 25,685 kt 21,432 kt Saudi Arabia
2020s 4,455 kt 30,626 kt 26,171 kt Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 31,618 kt against 4,495 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?
27,123 kt, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf