Australia vs South Korea: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Australia
0.0123 °C
in 2024
South Korea
0.0103 °C
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
South Korea rank
21st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0123 °C against 0.0103 °C in South Korea, a difference of 0.002 °C.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was South Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Australia |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0007 °C | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0008 °C | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0012 °C | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.0023 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0019 °C | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0033 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0027 °C | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0046 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0032 °C | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0062 °C | 0.0028 °C | 0.0034 °C | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0081 °C | 0.0049 °C | 0.0032 °C | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0103 °C | 0.0075 °C | 0.0028 °C | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0119 °C | 0.0097 °C | 0.0022 °C | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Australia or South Korea?
- Australia, at 0.0123 °C against 0.0103 °C in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Australia and South Korea?
- 0.002 °C, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Australia ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 21st of 214 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 from fossil sources. 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.