Austria vs North Korea: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Austria
0.0029 °C
in 2024
North Korea
0.0032 °C
in 2024
Austria rank
44th
North Korea rank
43rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Austria
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0032 °C against 0.0029 °C in Austria, a difference of 0.0003 °C.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 44th and North Korea ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 14 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Austria |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Austria |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Austria |
| 1900s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0005 °C | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0005 °C | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0005 °C | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0007 °C | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0009 °C | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0007 °C | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0002 °C | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.002 °C | 0.0024 °C | 0.0003 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0023 °C | 0.0027 °C | 0.0004 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0026 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0004 °C | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0028 °C | 0.0032 °C | 0.0004 °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 from fossil sources, Austria or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0032 °C against 0.0029 °C in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Austria and North Korea?
- 0.0003 °C, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and North Korea?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Austria and North Korea rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Austria ranks 44th and North Korea ranks 43rd 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.