Australia vs Mexico: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise

Australia
0.0254 °C
in 2024
Mexico
0.022 °C
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
Mexico rank
13th

Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time

  • Australia
  • Mexico
00.010.020.03185119372024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0254 °C against 0.022 °C in Mexico, a difference of 0.0034 °C.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

Across all 174 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th of 215 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mexico Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C Australia
1860s 0.0005 °C 0.0002 °C 0.0003 °C Australia
1870s 0.0009 °C 0.0003 °C 0.0006 °C Australia
1880s 0.0015 °C 0.0005 °C 0.001 °C Australia
1890s 0.0021 °C 0.0009 °C 0.0012 °C Australia
1900s 0.0028 °C 0.0013 °C 0.0015 °C Australia
1910s 0.0036 °C 0.0018 °C 0.0018 °C Australia
1920s 0.0046 °C 0.0023 °C 0.0023 °C Australia
1930s 0.0056 °C 0.0028 °C 0.0028 °C Australia
1940s 0.0065 °C 0.0036 °C 0.003 °C Australia
1950s 0.008 °C 0.0047 °C 0.0033 °C Australia
1960s 0.0102 °C 0.006 °C 0.0042 °C Australia
1970s 0.0128 °C 0.0074 °C 0.0054 °C Australia
1980s 0.0154 °C 0.0098 °C 0.0056 °C Australia
1990s 0.0177 °C 0.013 °C 0.0047 °C Australia
2000s 0.0205 °C 0.0162 °C 0.0044 °C Australia
2010s 0.0235 °C 0.0193 °C 0.0042 °C Australia
2020s 0.0251 °C 0.0215 °C 0.0036 °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 Mexico?
Australia, at 0.0254 °C against 0.022 °C in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Australia and Mexico?
0.0034 °C, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
Australia ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th 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

Indicator
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Unit
°C
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 37,410 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in °C.