South Korea vs Turkey: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
South Korea
0.011 °C
in 2024
Turkey
0.0118 °C
in 2024
South Korea rank
30th
Turkey rank
27th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- South Korea
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.0118 °C against 0.011 °C in South Korea, a difference of 0.0008 °C.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Turkey |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Turkey |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Turkey |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Turkey |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Turkey |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | Turkey |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | Turkey |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0004 °C | Turkey |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0006 °C | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0008 °C | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0012 °C | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.0017 °C | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0033 °C | 0.002 °C | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0041 °C | 0.002 °C | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.0035 °C | 0.0051 °C | 0.0015 °C | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.0056 °C | 0.0065 °C | 0.0009 °C | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.0082 °C | 0.0087 °C | 0.0005 °C | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.0104 °C | 0.011 °C | 0.0006 °C | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, South Korea or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.0118 °C against 0.011 °C in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between South Korea and Turkey?
- 0.0008 °C, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkey?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Turkey rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- South Korea ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 27th 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.