North Korea vs Senegal: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
North Korea
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Senegal
0.0001 °C
in 2024
North Korea rank
85th
Senegal rank
88th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- North Korea
- Senegal
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Senegal, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 85th and Senegal ranks 88th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 14 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Senegal | 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 | North Korea |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Senegal |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Senegal |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Senegal |
| 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 | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °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, North Korea or Senegal?
- North Korea, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between North Korea and Senegal?
- 0.0001 °C, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Senegal?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Senegal rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- North Korea ranks 85th and Senegal ranks 88th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in °C.