North Korea vs South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC
North Korea
0.0102 units per square kilometre
in 2019
South Africa
0.01 units per square kilometre
in 2019
North Korea rank
139th
South Africa rank
141st
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC over time
- North Korea
- South Africa
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0102 units per square kilometre against 0.01 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
North Korea ranks 139th and South Africa ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc, North Korea or South Africa?
- North Korea, at 0.0102 units per square kilometre against 0.01 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc between North Korea and South Africa?
- 0.0002 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Africa?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do North Korea and South Africa rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc?
- North Korea ranks 139th and South Africa ranks 141st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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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About this data
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.