Congo vs Portugal: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Congo
0.0021 °C
in 2024
Portugal
0.002 °C
in 2024
Congo rank
90th
Portugal rank
91st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Congo
- Portugal
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.0021 °C against 0.002 °C in Portugal, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Portugal ahead.
Congo ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 91st of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 13 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1880s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0002 °C | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.001 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0002 °C | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.0011 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0019 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.002 °C | 0.002 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Congo or Portugal?
- Congo, at 0.0021 °C against 0.002 °C in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Congo and Portugal?
- 0.0001 °C, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Portugal?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Portugal rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Congo ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 91st 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.