North Korea vs South Korea: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
North Korea
0.0008 °C
in 2024
South Korea
0.0007 °C
in 2024
North Korea rank
90th
South Korea rank
91st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- North Korea
- South Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0008 °C against 0.0007 °C in South Korea, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 90th and South Korea ranks 91st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 13 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 1930s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0 °C | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use, North Korea or South Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0008 °C against 0.0007 °C in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use between North Korea and South Korea?
- 0.0001 °C, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Korea?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and South Korea rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- North Korea ranks 90th and South Korea ranks 91st of 201 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 agriculture and land use. 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.