Cape Verde vs Greenland: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Cape Verde
0 °C
in 2024
Greenland
0 °C
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
181st
Greenland rank
182nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Cape Verde
- Greenland
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Greenland, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 181st and Greenland ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 15 and Greenland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Cape Verde or Greenland?
- Cape Verde, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Cape Verde and Greenland?
- 0 °C, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Greenland?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Greenland rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Cape Verde ranks 181st and Greenland ranks 182nd 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.