Iraq vs Spain: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Iraq
0.0083 °C
in 2024
Spain
0.0103 °C
in 2024
Iraq rank
36th
Spain rank
33rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Iraq
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0103 °C against 0.0083 °C in Iraq, a difference of 0.002 °C.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 36th and Spain ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Spain |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Spain |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Spain |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | Spain |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.001 °C | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0011 °C | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.001 °C | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.001 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0009 °C | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0026 °C | 0.0009 °C | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.0028 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0006 °C | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0041 °C | 0.0046 °C | 0.0005 °C | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0043 °C | 0.0059 °C | 0.0016 °C | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0042 °C | 0.0076 °C | 0.0033 °C | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0055 °C | 0.0091 °C | 0.0036 °C | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0077 °C | 0.0101 °C | 0.0024 °C | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Iraq or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0103 °C against 0.0083 °C in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Iraq and Spain?
- 0.002 °C, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Spain?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Spain rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Iraq ranks 36th and Spain ranks 33rd 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.