Australia vs Mexico: Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature
Australia
1.5%
in 2024
Mexico
1.3%
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
Mexico rank
13th
Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 1880s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 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 Mexico?
- Australia, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Australia and Mexico?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Australia ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th 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.