Iran vs North Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square

Iran
0.0003 units per square kilometre
in 2019
North Korea
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Iran rank
145th
North Korea rank
142nd

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square over time

  • Iran
  • North Korea
0000.001196119902019

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0004 units per square kilometre against 0.0003 units per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 145th and North Korea ranks 142nd of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Iran
2000s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Iran
2010s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square, Iran or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.0004 units per square kilometre against 0.0003 units per square kilometre in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square between Iran and North Korea?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and North Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iran and North Korea rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square?
Iran ranks 145th and North Korea ranks 142nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.