Antarctica vs Niue: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Antarctica
0 °C
in 2024
Niue
0 °C
in 2024
Antarctica rank
215th
Niue rank
213th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Antarctica
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Antarctica, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Niue's figure about 5.3 times Antarctica's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Niue has been ahead every year.
Antarctica ranks 215th and Niue ranks 213th of 215 countries.
Niue has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antarctica | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Antarctica or Niue?
- Niue, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Antarctica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Antarctica and Niue?
- 0 °C, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antarctica and Niue?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Antarctica and Niue rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Antarctica ranks 215th and Niue ranks 213th of 215 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. 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.