Brazil vs China: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Brazil
0.0881 °C
in 2024
China
0.2174 °C
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
2nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.2174 °C against 0.0881 °C in Brazil, a difference of 0.1293 °C.
That makes China's figure about 2.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | China |
| 1860s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0004 °C | China |
| 1870s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0001 °C | China |
| 1880s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0001 °C | China |
| 1890s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0022 °C | 0.0005 °C | China |
| 1900s | 0.0026 °C | 0.0038 °C | 0.0012 °C | China |
| 1910s | 0.004 °C | 0.0061 °C | 0.0022 °C | China |
| 1920s | 0.006 °C | 0.009 °C | 0.003 °C | China |
| 1930s | 0.0081 °C | 0.0123 °C | 0.0041 °C | China |
| 1940s | 0.0102 °C | 0.0163 °C | 0.0061 °C | China |
| 1950s | 0.0136 °C | 0.0218 °C | 0.0082 °C | China |
| 1960s | 0.0195 °C | 0.0305 °C | 0.011 °C | China |
| 1970s | 0.0271 °C | 0.0436 °C | 0.0165 °C | China |
| 1980s | 0.0371 °C | 0.0609 °C | 0.0239 °C | China |
| 1990s | 0.0492 °C | 0.0827 °C | 0.0335 °C | China |
| 2000s | 0.0635 °C | 0.1111 °C | 0.0476 °C | China |
| 2010s | 0.0764 °C | 0.1593 °C | 0.0829 °C | China |
| 2020s | 0.0856 °C | 0.2039 °C | 0.1183 °C | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Brazil or China?
- China, at 0.2174 °C against 0.0881 °C in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Brazil and China?
- 0.1293 °C, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 2nd 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.