Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in North Korea
North Korea: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in North Korea, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in North Korea stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in North Korea peaked at 0.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1909.
That places North Korea 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 174 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9637 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 127.56 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in North Korea?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in North Korea was 0.2% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1909.
- How does North Korea rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- North Korea ranks 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.