Christmas Island vs Tuvalu: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Christmas Island
0 °C
in 2024
Tuvalu
0 °C
in 2024
Christmas Island rank
210th
Tuvalu rank
211th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Christmas Island
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Christmas Island currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Tuvalu, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Christmas Island's figure about 1.3 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Christmas Island ranks 210th and Tuvalu ranks 211th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Christmas Island averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Christmas Island | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tuvalu |
| 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 Tuvalu?
- Christmas Island, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Christmas Island and Tuvalu?
- 0 °C, with Christmas Island ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Christmas Island and Tuvalu?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Christmas Island and Tuvalu rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Christmas Island ranks 210th and Tuvalu ranks 211th 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.