Australia vs France: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Australia
0.0254 °C
in 2024
France
0.0218 °C
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
France rank
14th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0254 °C against 0.0218 °C in France, a difference of 0.0036 °C.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and France ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and France in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | France |
| 1860s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0003 °C | France |
| 1870s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0004 °C | France |
| 1880s | 0.0015 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0006 °C | France |
| 1890s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0028 °C | 0.0007 °C | France |
| 1900s | 0.0028 °C | 0.0038 °C | 0.001 °C | France |
| 1910s | 0.0036 °C | 0.0048 °C | 0.0012 °C | France |
| 1920s | 0.0046 °C | 0.0056 °C | 0.001 °C | France |
| 1930s | 0.0056 °C | 0.0071 °C | 0.0015 °C | France |
| 1940s | 0.0065 °C | 0.0082 °C | 0.0016 °C | France |
| 1950s | 0.008 °C | 0.0091 °C | 0.0011 °C | France |
| 1960s | 0.0102 °C | 0.0109 °C | 0.0007 °C | France |
| 1970s | 0.0128 °C | 0.0134 °C | 0.0006 °C | France |
| 1980s | 0.0154 °C | 0.0157 °C | 0.0003 °C | France |
| 1990s | 0.0177 °C | 0.0176 °C | 0.0001 °C | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0205 °C | 0.0192 °C | 0.0013 °C | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0235 °C | 0.0207 °C | 0.0028 °C | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0251 °C | 0.0216 °C | 0.0035 °C | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 0.0254 °C against 0.0218 °C in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Australia and France?
- 0.0036 °C, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Australia ranks 11th and France ranks 14th 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.