Belarus vs North Korea: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Belarus
0.0028 °C
in 2024
North Korea
0.0032 °C
in 2024
Belarus rank
45th
North Korea rank
43rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Belarus
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0032 °C against 0.0028 °C in Belarus, a difference of 0.0004 °C.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was North Korea ahead.
Belarus ranks 45th and North Korea ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 10 and North Korea in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | North Korea | 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 | Belarus |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Belarus |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Belarus |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Belarus |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Belarus |
| 1930s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Belarus |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Belarus |
| 1950s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Belarus |
| 1960s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | Belarus |
| 1970s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | Belarus |
| 1980s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0002 °C | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0024 °C | 0.0005 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0027 °C | 0.0006 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0025 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0005 °C | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0027 °C | 0.0032 °C | 0.0005 °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, Belarus or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0032 °C against 0.0028 °C in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Belarus and North Korea?
- 0.0004 °C, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and North Korea?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and North Korea rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Belarus ranks 45th 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.