Portugal vs Taiwan: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Portugal
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Taiwan
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Portugal rank
87th
Taiwan rank
84th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Portugal
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Portugal, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 87th and Taiwan ranks 84th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 17 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Portugal or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Portugal and Taiwan?
- 0.0001 °C, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Taiwan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Taiwan rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Portugal ranks 87th and Taiwan ranks 84th 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.