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

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
4,495 kt
in 2023
Thailand
26,211 kt
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
10th
Thailand rank
12th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 26,211 kt against 4,495 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 21,716 kt.

That makes Thailand's figure about 5.8 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 12th of 20 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 2,426 kt 4,657 kt 2,231 kt Thailand
1970s 3,185 kt 6,492 kt 3,307 kt Thailand
1980s 3,828 kt 8,726 kt 4,898 kt Thailand
1990s 4,065 kt 11,701 kt 7,636 kt Thailand
2000s 4,065 kt 16,247 kt 12,182 kt Thailand
2010s 4,253 kt 22,289 kt 18,036 kt Thailand
2020s 4,455 kt 25,397 kt 20,942 kt Thailand

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 Thailand?
Thailand, at 26,211 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 Thailand?
21,716 kt, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Thailand rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 12th 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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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