Canada vs United Kingdom: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Canada
0.0016 °C
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0015 °C
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
11th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0016 °C against 0.0015 °C in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 9 and United Kingdom in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | 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 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | United Kingdom |
| 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 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0001 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.001 °C | 0.001 °C | 0 °C | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0 °C | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0001 °C | Canada |
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 United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 0.0016 °C against 0.0015 °C in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.0001 °C, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 11th 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.