Libya vs Sweden: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Libya
0.0025 °C
in 2024
Sweden
0.0026 °C
in 2024
Libya rank
49th
Sweden rank
48th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Libya
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0026 °C against 0.0025 °C in Libya, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Sweden ahead.
Libya ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 48th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | 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 | 0.0001 °C | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0008 °C | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.0029 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0011 °C | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.0026 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0005 °C | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.0026 °C | 0.0023 °C | 0.0003 °C | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.0026 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.0001 °C | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0026 °C | 0.0001 °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, Libya or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0026 °C against 0.0025 °C in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Libya and Sweden?
- 0.0001 °C, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sweden?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Sweden rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Libya ranks 49th 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.