Christmas Island vs Niue: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Christmas Island
0 °C
in 2024
Niue
0 °C
in 2024
Christmas Island rank
210th
Niue rank
213th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Christmas Island
- Niue
How they compare
Christmas Island currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Niue, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Christmas Island's figure about 1.6 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Niue ahead.
Christmas Island ranks 210th and Niue ranks 213th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Christmas Island averaged higher in 6 and Niue in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Christmas Island | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niue |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Christmas Island or Niue?
- Christmas Island, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Christmas Island and Niue?
- 0 °C, with Christmas Island ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Christmas Island and Niue?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Christmas Island and Niue rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Christmas Island ranks 210th and Niue ranks 213th 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.