Chile vs Denmark: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Chile
0.0022 °C
in 2024
Denmark
0.0021 °C
in 2024
Chile rank
51st
Denmark rank
54th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Chile
- Denmark
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.0022 °C against 0.0021 °C in Denmark, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 51st and Denmark ranks 54th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 9 and Denmark in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Chile |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Chile |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Chile |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Chile |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0002 °C | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0002 °C | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0003 °C | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0002 °C | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.0019 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0001 °C | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.0022 °C | 0.0021 °C | 0.0001 °C | Chile |
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, Chile or Denmark?
- Chile, at 0.0022 °C against 0.0021 °C in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Chile and Denmark?
- 0.0001 °C, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Denmark?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Denmark rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Chile ranks 51st and Denmark ranks 54th 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.