Belarus vs Sweden: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources

Belarus
0.0028 °C
in 2024
Sweden
0.0026 °C
in 2024
Belarus rank
45th
Sweden rank
48th

Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time

  • Belarus
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.0028 °C against 0.0026 °C in Sweden, a difference of 0.0002 °C.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 48th of 214 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Belarus
1860s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Sweden
1870s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Sweden
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 Sweden
1910s 0.0002 °C 0.0002 °C 0 °C Sweden
1920s 0.0002 °C 0.0002 °C 0.0001 °C Sweden
1930s 0.0002 °C 0.0003 °C 0.0002 °C Sweden
1940s 0.0002 °C 0.0004 °C 0.0002 °C Sweden
1950s 0.0004 °C 0.0006 °C 0.0002 °C Sweden
1960s 0.0005 °C 0.0009 °C 0.0003 °C Sweden
1970s 0.0009 °C 0.0013 °C 0.0004 °C Sweden
1980s 0.0014 °C 0.0017 °C 0.0004 °C Sweden
1990s 0.0018 °C 0.002 °C 0.0002 °C Sweden
2000s 0.0021 °C 0.0023 °C 0.0002 °C Sweden
2010s 0.0025 °C 0.0025 °C 0 °C Sweden
2020s 0.0027 °C 0.0026 °C 0.0001 °C Belarus

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 Sweden?
Belarus, at 0.0028 °C against 0.0026 °C in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Belarus and Sweden?
0.0002 °C, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sweden?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Sweden rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
Belarus ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 48th 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

Indicator
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Unit
°C
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 37,236 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in °C.