Italy vs Spain: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Italy
0.0009 °C
in 2024
Spain
0.0008 °C
in 2024
Italy rank
20th
Spain rank
22nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0009 °C against 0.0008 °C in Spain, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 20th and Spain ranks 22nd of 201 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0002 °C | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | Italy |
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 Spain?
- Italy, at 0.0009 °C against 0.0008 °C in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Italy and Spain?
- 0.0001 °C, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Italy ranks 20th and Spain ranks 22nd 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.