Botswana vs North Korea: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Botswana
0.0001 °C
in 2024
North Korea
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Botswana rank
86th
North Korea rank
85th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Botswana
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Botswana, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was North Korea ahead.
Botswana ranks 86th and North Korea ranks 85th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and North Korea in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Botswana or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Botswana and North Korea?
- 0.0001 °C, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Korea?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and North Korea rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Botswana ranks 86th and North Korea ranks 85th of 201 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 by gas. 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.