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
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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

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.