British Virgin Islands vs Nauru: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
British Virgin Islands
0 °C
in 2024
Nauru
0 °C
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
201st
Nauru rank
202nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Nauru
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Nauru, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.4 times Nauru'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 Nauru ranks 202nd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 14 and Nauru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Nauru | 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 | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nauru |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nauru |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nauru |
| 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 Nauru?
- British Virgin Islands, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between British Virgin Islands and Nauru?
- 0 °C, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Nauru?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Nauru rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 201st and Nauru ranks 202nd 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.