Japan vs Ukraine: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources

Japan
0.033 °C
in 2024
Ukraine
0.0172 °C
in 2024
Japan rank
7th
Ukraine rank
10th

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

  • Japan
  • Ukraine
00.010.020.03185119372024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.033 °C against 0.0172 °C in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0158 °C.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Ukraine ahead.

Japan ranks 7th and Ukraine ranks 10th of 214 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 11 and Ukraine in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Ukraine Difference Ahead
1850s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Ukraine
1860s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Ukraine
1870s 0 °C 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C Ukraine
1880s 0.0001 °C 0.0002 °C 0.0001 °C Ukraine
1890s 0.0001 °C 0.0003 °C 0.0001 °C Ukraine
1900s 0.0003 °C 0.0004 °C 0.0001 °C Ukraine
1910s 0.0006 °C 0.0006 °C 0.0001 °C Ukraine
1920s 0.001 °C 0.0007 °C 0.0003 °C Japan
1930s 0.0015 °C 0.0009 °C 0.0006 °C Japan
1940s 0.0022 °C 0.0015 °C 0.0007 °C Japan
1950s 0.0029 °C 0.0025 °C 0.0004 °C Japan
1960s 0.0045 °C 0.0042 °C 0.0003 °C Japan
1970s 0.0082 °C 0.0066 °C 0.0016 °C Japan
1980s 0.0127 °C 0.0101 °C 0.0027 °C Japan
1990s 0.0176 °C 0.0133 °C 0.0042 °C Japan
2000s 0.023 °C 0.0149 °C 0.0081 °C Japan
2010s 0.0284 °C 0.0163 °C 0.0122 °C Japan
2020s 0.0321 °C 0.017 °C 0.0151 °C Japan

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, Japan or Ukraine?
Japan, at 0.033 °C against 0.0172 °C in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Japan and Ukraine?
0.0158 °C, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
Japan ranks 7th and Ukraine ranks 10th 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.