Lithuania vs Papua New Guinea: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Lithuania
0.0016 °C
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0015 °C
in 2024
Lithuania rank
104th
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Lithuania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.0016 °C against 0.0015 °C in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 16 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | -0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 0.0002 °C | -0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 0.0003 °C | -0 °C | 0.0003 °C | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0 °C | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0004 °C | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0006 °C | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0004 °C | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0002 °C | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0001 °C | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Lithuania or Papua New Guinea?
- Lithuania, at 0.0016 °C against 0.0015 °C in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Lithuania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0001 °C, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Papua New Guinea?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Lithuania ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th 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.