Japan vs Pakistan: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Japan
0.0011 °C
in 2024
Pakistan
0.0012 °C
in 2024
Japan rank
17th
Pakistan rank
14th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Japan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.0012 °C against 0.0011 °C in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 10 and Pakistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Pakistan | 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 | Pakistan |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Pakistan |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Pakistan |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Pakistan |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Pakistan |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Pakistan |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0002 °C | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.001 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0001 °C | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0001 °C | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Japan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.0012 °C against 0.0011 °C in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Japan and Pakistan?
- 0.0001 °C, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pakistan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Pakistan rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Japan ranks 17th and Pakistan ranks 14th 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.