Canada vs France: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Canada
0.0016 °C
in 2024
France
0.002 °C
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
France rank
8th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.002 °C against 0.0016 °C in Canada, a difference of 0.0004 °C.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and France ranks 8th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and France in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | France |
| 1960s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | France |
| 1970s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0002 °C | France |
| 1980s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0004 °C | France |
| 1990s | 0.001 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0004 °C | France |
| 2000s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0005 °C | France |
| 2010s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0005 °C | France |
| 2020s | 0.0015 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0005 °C | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Canada or France?
- France, at 0.002 °C against 0.0016 °C in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Canada and France?
- 0.0004 °C, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Canada ranks 9th 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
Measured in °C.