Japan vs Ukraine: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature

Japan
2.1%
in 2024
Ukraine
1.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Ukraine rank
12th

Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature over time

  • Japan
  • Ukraine
0.511.52185119372024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.1% against 1.4% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Ukraine ahead.

Japan ranks 10th and Ukraine ranks 12th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Ukraine Difference Ahead
1850s 0.4% 1.4% 1.0% Ukraine
1860s 0.4% 1.6% 1.2% Ukraine
1870s 0.4% 1.8% 1.3% Ukraine
1880s 0.5% 1.9% 1.4% Ukraine
1890s 0.5% 2.0% 1.4% Ukraine
1900s 0.6% 2.1% 1.5% Ukraine
1910s 0.7% 2.1% 1.4% Ukraine
1920s 0.8% 1.9% 1.0% Ukraine
1930s 1.0% 1.7% 0.7% Ukraine
1940s 1.1% 1.6% 0.6% Ukraine
1950s 1.1% 1.7% 0.5% Ukraine
1960s 1.3% 1.7% 0.5% Ukraine
1970s 1.6% 1.8% 0.2% Ukraine
1980s 1.8% 1.9% 0.1% Ukraine
1990s 1.9% 1.9% 0.0% Japan
2000s 2.1% 1.7% 0.4% Japan
2010s 2.2% 1.5% 0.6% Japan
2020s 2.1% 1.4% 0.8% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature, Japan or Ukraine?
Japan, at 2.1% against 1.4% in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Japan and Ukraine?
0.7%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
Japan ranks 10th and Ukraine ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 37,410 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.