Portugal vs Qatar: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Portugal
0.002 °C
in 2024
Qatar
0.0021 °C
in 2024
Portugal rank
91st
Qatar rank
88th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Portugal
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.0021 °C against 0.002 °C in Portugal, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 91st and Qatar ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 17 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | 0.0004 °C | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.0005 °C | 0 °C | 0.0005 °C | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0006 °C | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.001 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0007 °C | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0016 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0006 °C | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0002 °C | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.002 °C | 0.002 °C | 0 °C | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Portugal or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.0021 °C against 0.002 °C in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Portugal and Qatar?
- 0.0001 °C, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Qatar?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Qatar rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Portugal ranks 91st and Qatar ranks 88th 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.