Comoros vs North Korea: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Comoros
0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Korea
0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
192nd
North Korea rank
193rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Comoros
- North Korea
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.
Comoros ranks 192nd and North Korea ranks 193rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1860s | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1870s | 0.041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1880s | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1890s | 0.0531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1900s | 0.0523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.0555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1920s | 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1930s | 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1940s | 0.1595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1950s | 0.2096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1960s | 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.1151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Comoros or North Korea?
- Comoros, at 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Comoros and North Korea?
- 0.0057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and North Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and North Korea rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Comoros ranks 192nd and North Korea ranks 193rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.