Colombia vs North Korea: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Colombia
0.0033 °C
in 2024
North Korea
0.0032 °C
in 2024
Colombia rank
42nd
North Korea rank
43rd
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Colombia
- North Korea
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0033 °C against 0.0032 °C in North Korea, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was North Korea ahead.
Colombia ranks 42nd and North Korea ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | North 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 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0 °C | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.001 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0006 °C | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0024 °C | 0.0009 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.002 °C | 0.0027 °C | 0.0007 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0027 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0003 °C | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0032 °C | 0.0032 °C | 0 °C | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Colombia or North Korea?
- Colombia, at 0.0033 °C against 0.0032 °C in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Colombia and North Korea?
- 0.0001 °C, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and North Korea?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and North Korea rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Colombia ranks 42nd and North Korea ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels 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.