Greece vs Sweden: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Greece
0.0024 °C
in 2024
Sweden
0.0026 °C
in 2024
Greece rank
50th
Sweden rank
48th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0026 °C against 0.0024 °C in Greece, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 48th of 214 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0004 °C | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0006 °C | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0009 °C | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.001 °C | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0011 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0009 °C | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0023 °C | 0.0007 °C | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.0004 °C | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0023 °C | 0.0026 °C | 0.0003 °C | Sweden |
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, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0026 °C against 0.0024 °C in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.0002 °C, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Greece ranks 50th 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
Measured in °C.