Japan vs Mexico: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Japan
0.0359 °C
in 2024
Mexico
0.022 °C
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Mexico rank
13th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0359 °C against 0.022 °C in Mexico, a difference of 0.0139 °C.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Mexico ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 10 and Mexico in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Mexico |
| 1870s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Mexico |
| 1880s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | Mexico |
| 1890s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0003 °C | Mexico |
| 1900s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0004 °C | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0004 °C | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0023 °C | 0.0002 °C | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.003 °C | 0.0028 °C | 0.0001 °C | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.0041 °C | 0.0036 °C | 0.0005 °C | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.0052 °C | 0.0047 °C | 0.0006 °C | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.0073 °C | 0.006 °C | 0.0013 °C | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0113 °C | 0.0074 °C | 0.0039 °C | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0158 °C | 0.0098 °C | 0.006 °C | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0206 °C | 0.013 °C | 0.0076 °C | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.026 °C | 0.0162 °C | 0.0099 °C | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0313 °C | 0.0193 °C | 0.012 °C | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.035 °C | 0.0215 °C | 0.0135 °C | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Japan or Mexico?
- Japan, at 0.0359 °C against 0.022 °C in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Japan and Mexico?
- 0.0139 °C, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Japan ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 13th 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.