Iraq vs North Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC

Iraq
0.0001 units per person
in 2019
North Korea
0.0002 units per person
in 2019
Iraq rank
155th
North Korea rank
153rd

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC over time

  • Iraq
  • North Korea
0000.001196119902019

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0002 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 155th and North Korea ranks 153rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0006 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0003 units per person Iraq
1970s 0.0004 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0002 units per person Iraq
1980s 0.0003 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0 units per person Iraq
1990s 0.0002 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person North Korea
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person North Korea
2010s 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc, Iraq or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.0002 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc between Iraq and North Korea?
0.0001 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iraq and North Korea rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
Iraq ranks 155th and North Korea ranks 153rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.