Australia vs France: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Australia
1.5%
in 2024
France
1.3%
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
France rank
14th
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in France, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and France ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and France in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.4% | 2.4% | 1.0% | France |
| 1860s | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | France |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | France |
| 1880s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.8% | France |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | France |
| 1900s | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.6% | France |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | France |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 2.3% | 0.4% | France |
| 1930s | 1.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | France |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 2.2% | 0.4% | France |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 2.0% | 0.2% | France |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | France |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.1% | France |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.0% | France |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 1.5% against 1.3% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Australia and France?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Australia ranks 11th and France ranks 14th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.