Indonesia vs North Korea
Indonesia vs North Korea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.87 tonnes in Indonesia and 2.5 tonnes in North Korea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 0.37 tonnes, or 1.15 times that in North Korea.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook North Korea.
- In 2024, Indonesia ranked 94 and North Korea ranked 105 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Indonesia | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.87 | 2.5 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.75 | 2.49 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.59 | 2.27 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.25 | 2.18 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2.17 | 2.64 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 2.34 | 2.82 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.21 | 2.56 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2.85 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 1.92 | 1.4 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 1.96 | 1.28 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 1.95 | 1.64 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 1.86 | 1.5 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1.94 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2.03 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 1.8 | 2.76 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 1.69 | 2.88 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 1.65 | 3.01 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 1.7 | 2.76 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 1.64 | 3.31 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 1.57 | 3.27 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 1.58 | 3.16 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 1.57 | 3.11 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 1.46 | 3.07 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 1.46 | 3.22 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 1.38 | 3.12 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 1.39 | 2.92 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 1.33 | 2.7 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 1.33 | 3.32 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.24 | 3.45 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 1.2 | 3.93 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.08 | 4.25 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.03 | 4.71 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.96 | 5.16 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.94 | 5.92 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.88 | 6.25 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.75 | 6.62 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.73 | 6.66 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.69 | 6.6 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.69 | 6.95 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.64 | 7.14 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.6 | 7.02 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.6 | 6.88 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.62 | 6.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.63 | 6.54 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.61 | 6.46 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.63 | 6.23 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.6 | 5.85 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.52 | 5.62 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.39 | 5.4 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.37 | 5.18 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.37 | 5.05 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.34 | 4.96 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.31 | 4.96 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.27 | 4.9 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.27 | 5.01 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs North Korea
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023North Korea: 73.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024North Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022North Korea: 66.5% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017North Korea: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017North Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023North Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023North Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023North Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025North Korea: 64.2% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023North Korea: 36.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023North Korea: 12% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023North Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025North Korea: $62 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020North Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022North Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020North Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025North Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021North Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025