China vs North Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice
China
0.0157 units per square kilometre
in 2019
North Korea
0.0193 units per square kilometre
in 2019
China rank
19th
North Korea rank
17th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice over time
- China
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0193 units per square kilometre against 0.0157 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0036 units per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
China ranks 19th and North Korea ranks 17th of 117 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.016 units per square kilometre | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | 0.0052 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) - rice, China or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0193 units per square kilometre against 0.0157 units per square kilometre in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between China and North Korea?
- 0.0036 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and North Korea?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do China and North Korea rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
- China ranks 19th and North Korea ranks 17th of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 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.