Brazil vs France: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas

Brazil
0.0037 °C
in 2024
France
0.002 °C
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
France rank
8th

Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time

  • Brazil
  • France
00.0010.0020.0030.004185119372024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0037 °C against 0.002 °C in France, a difference of 0.0017 °C.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was France ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and France ranks 8th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and France in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil France Difference Ahead
1850s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C France
1860s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C France
1870s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C France
1880s 0 °C 0.0001 °C 0 °C France
1890s 0 °C 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C France
1900s 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C France
1910s 0.0001 °C 0.0002 °C 0.0001 °C France
1920s 0.0001 °C 0.0002 °C 0.0001 °C France
1930s 0.0002 °C 0.0002 °C 0.0001 °C France
1940s 0.0002 °C 0.0003 °C 0.0001 °C France
1950s 0.0003 °C 0.0004 °C 0.0001 °C France
1960s 0.0005 °C 0.0006 °C 0.0001 °C France
1970s 0.0008 °C 0.0009 °C 0.0001 °C France
1980s 0.0011 °C 0.0012 °C 0 °C France
1990s 0.0016 °C 0.0014 °C 0.0002 °C Brazil
2000s 0.0022 °C 0.0017 °C 0.0005 °C Brazil
2010s 0.0029 °C 0.0018 °C 0.001 °C Brazil
2020s 0.0035 °C 0.002 °C 0.0015 °C Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Brazil or France?
Brazil, at 0.0037 °C against 0.002 °C in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Brazil and France?
0.0017 °C, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Brazil and France rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
Brazil ranks 5th and France ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Unit
°C
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,974 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in °C.