Italy vs Japan: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Italy
0.0009 °C
in 2024
Japan
0.0011 °C
in 2024
Italy rank
20th
Japan rank
17th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0011 °C against 0.0009 °C in Italy, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th of 201 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0001 °C | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0008 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0001 °C | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0011 °C against 0.0009 °C in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Italy and Japan?
- 0.0002 °C, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Italy ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th 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.