Hong Kong vs Yemen: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Hong Kong
0.001 °C
in 2024
Yemen
0.001 °C
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
123rd
Yemen rank
122nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Hong Kong
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.001 °C against 0.001 °C in Hong Kong, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Yemen ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 123rd and Yemen ranks 122nd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0001 °C | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.001 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Hong Kong or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.001 °C against 0.001 °C in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Hong Kong and Yemen?
- 0 °C, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Yemen?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Yemen rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Hong Kong ranks 123rd and Yemen ranks 122nd 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.