Afghanistan vs North Korea: Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - AFOLU, annual growth rate

Afghanistan
8.51 % change on previous year
in 2019
North Korea
7.95 % change on previous year
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
14th
North Korea rank
15th

Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - AFOLU, annual growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 8.51 % change on previous year against 7.95 % change on previous year in North Korea, a difference of 0.56 % change on previous year.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Korea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 14th and North Korea ranks 15th of 195 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan North Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 4.07 % change on previous year -2.13 % change on previous year 6.2 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2000s 0.9218 % change on previous year 2.22 % change on previous year 1.3 % change on previous year North Korea
2010s 2.18 % change on previous year 0.4984 % change on previous year 1.68 % change on previous year Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - direct emissions (n2o) - afolu, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or North Korea?
Afghanistan, at 8.51 % change on previous year against 7.95 % change on previous year in North Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - direct emissions (n2o) - afolu, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and North Korea?
0.56 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for emission totals - direct emissions (n2o) - afolu, annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 14th and North Korea ranks 15th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - AFOLU, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - AFOLU, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 5,475 data points, 1991–2019
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - AFOLU. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.