Denmark vs Uruguay: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Denmark
0.0003 °C
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Denmark rank
59th
Uruguay rank
61st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Denmark
- Uruguay
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.0003 °C against 0.0002 °C in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 61st of 201 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
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 Uruguay?
- Denmark, at 0.0003 °C against 0.0002 °C in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Denmark and Uruguay?
- 0.0001 °C, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Uruguay?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Uruguay rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Denmark ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 61st 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.