Australia vs Germany: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Australia
0.003 °C
in 2024
Germany
0.0024 °C
in 2024
Australia rank
6th
Germany rank
7th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.003 °C against 0.0024 °C in Germany, a difference of 0.0006 °C.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and Germany ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0003 °C | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0002 °C | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0002 °C | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.002 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0002 °C | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0023 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0003 °C | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0027 °C | 0.0022 °C | 0.0004 °C | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0029 °C | 0.0024 °C | 0.0005 °C | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Australia or Germany?
- Australia, at 0.003 °C against 0.0024 °C in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Australia and Germany?
- 0.0006 °C, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Australia ranks 6th and Germany ranks 7th of 201 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 by gas. 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.