New Zealand vs Taiwan: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
New Zealand
0.0049 °C
in 2024
Taiwan
0.0054 °C
in 2024
New Zealand rank
50th
Taiwan rank
49th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- New Zealand
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.0054 °C against 0.0049 °C in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0005 °C.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 50th and Taiwan ranks 49th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 17 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.0005 °C | 0 °C | 0.0005 °C | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.0008 °C | 0 °C | 0.0007 °C | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.001 °C | 0 °C | 0.001 °C | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0012 °C | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0014 °C | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0016 °C | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.0022 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0019 °C | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.0027 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0023 °C | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0032 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0025 °C | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0037 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0027 °C | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.004 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0024 °C | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0044 °C | 0.0027 °C | 0.0016 °C | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0047 °C | 0.0041 °C | 0.0006 °C | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0049 °C | 0.0051 °C | 0.0002 °C | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, New Zealand or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.0054 °C against 0.0049 °C in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between New Zealand and Taiwan?
- 0.0005 °C, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Taiwan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Taiwan rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- New Zealand ranks 50th and Taiwan ranks 49th 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.