North Korea vs Taiwan: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
North Korea
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Taiwan
0.0002 °C
in 2024
North Korea rank
85th
Taiwan rank
84th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- North Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in North Korea, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 85th and Taiwan ranks 84th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 8 and Taiwan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Taiwan | 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 | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 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 | 0.0002 °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, North Korea or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between North Korea and Taiwan?
- 0 °C, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Taiwan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Taiwan rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- North Korea ranks 85th and Taiwan ranks 84th 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.