North Korea vs South Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice
North Korea
-1.2 % change on previous year
in 2019
South Korea
-1.07 % change on previous year
in 2019
North Korea rank
64th
South Korea rank
62nd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice over time
- North Korea
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -1.07 % change on previous year against -1.2 % change on previous year in North Korea, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 64th and South Korea ranks 62nd of 118 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.98 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 0.1131 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1980s | -0.446 % change on previous year | 0.2009 % change on previous year | 0.6469 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1990s | -0.7851 % change on previous year | -1.61 % change on previous year | 0.8284 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 2000s | -0.1325 % change on previous year | -1.41 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 2010s | -1.91 % change on previous year | -2.33 % change on previous year | 0.4165 % change on previous year | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, North Korea or South Korea?
- South Korea, at -1.07 % change on previous year against -1.2 % change on previous year in North Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between North Korea and South Korea?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Korea?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do North Korea and South Korea rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
- North Korea ranks 64th and South Korea ranks 62nd of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.