North Korea vs Sweden: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
North Korea
0.004 °C
in 2024
Sweden
0.0041 °C
in 2024
North Korea rank
59th
Sweden rank
56th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- North Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0041 °C against 0.004 °C in North Korea, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 56th of 215 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0008 °C | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.001 °C | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0011 °C | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0012 °C | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0013 °C | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0021 °C | 0.0016 °C | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0024 °C | 0.0018 °C | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0028 °C | 0.0017 °C | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0032 °C | 0.0011 °C | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.003 °C | 0.0034 °C | 0.0004 °C | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0034 °C | 0.0037 °C | 0.0003 °C | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0037 °C | 0.0039 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0041 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, North Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0041 °C against 0.004 °C in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between North Korea and Sweden?
- 0.0001 °C, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sweden?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Sweden rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- North Korea ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 56th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.