Australia vs Canada: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Australia
0.0254 °C
in 2024
Canada
0.0381 °C
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
Canada rank
9th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0381 °C against 0.0254 °C in Australia, a difference of 0.0127 °C.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and Canada ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0004 °C | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0005 °C | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0026 °C | 0.0005 °C | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.0028 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0007 °C | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.0036 °C | 0.005 °C | 0.0014 °C | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.0046 °C | 0.0068 °C | 0.0022 °C | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.0056 °C | 0.0086 °C | 0.003 °C | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.0065 °C | 0.0104 °C | 0.0039 °C | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.008 °C | 0.0128 °C | 0.0049 °C | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.0102 °C | 0.0159 °C | 0.0057 °C | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0128 °C | 0.0193 °C | 0.0065 °C | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0154 °C | 0.023 °C | 0.0075 °C | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0177 °C | 0.0266 °C | 0.0089 °C | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0205 °C | 0.0309 °C | 0.0104 °C | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0235 °C | 0.0349 °C | 0.0114 °C | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0251 °C | 0.0375 °C | 0.0124 °C | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.0381 °C against 0.0254 °C in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0127 °C, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Australia ranks 11th and Canada ranks 9th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in °C.