Denmark vs Sweden: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Denmark
0.0003 °C
in 2024
Sweden
0.0003 °C
in 2024
Denmark rank
59th
Sweden rank
57th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0003 °C against 0.0003 °C in Denmark, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 57th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0003 °C against 0.0003 °C in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0 °C, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Denmark ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 57th 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.