British Virgin Islands vs Kiribati: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
British Virgin Islands
0 °C
in 2024
Kiribati
0 °C
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
201st
Kiribati rank
204th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Kiribati
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Kiribati, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 201st and Kiribati ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 14 and Kiribati in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, British Virgin Islands or Kiribati?
- British Virgin Islands, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between British Virgin Islands and Kiribati?
- 0 °C, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Kiribati?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Kiribati rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 201st and Kiribati ranks 204th 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.