Jamaica vs Mauritania: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Jamaica
0.0004 °C
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0004 °C
in 2024
Jamaica rank
149th
Mauritania rank
147th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Jamaica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0004 °C against 0.0004 °C in Jamaica, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Mauritania ahead.
Jamaica ranks 149th and Mauritania ranks 147th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 16 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Jamaica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0004 °C against 0.0004 °C in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Jamaica and Mauritania?
- 0 °C, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritania?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Mauritania rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Jamaica ranks 149th and Mauritania ranks 147th 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.