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

North Korea
0.0331 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Laos
0.0342 units per square kilometre
in 2019
North Korea rank
91st
Laos rank
88th

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

  • North Korea
  • Laos
0.010.020.030.040.05196119902019

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0342 units per square kilometre against 0.0331 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0011 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 91st and Laos ranks 88th of 206 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0295 units per square kilometre 0.0164 units per square kilometre 0.013 units per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 0.0377 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre 0.0222 units per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 0.0443 units per square kilometre 0.0191 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 0.0383 units per square kilometre 0.023 units per square kilometre 0.0152 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.037 units per square kilometre 0.0266 units per square kilometre 0.0104 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0349 units per square kilometre 0.0334 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 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, North Korea or Laos?
Laos, at 0.0342 units per square kilometre against 0.0331 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc between North Korea and Laos?
0.0011 units per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Laos?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do North Korea and Laos rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
North Korea ranks 91st and Laos ranks 88th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.