Brazil vs Germany: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Brazil
5.3%
in 2024
Germany
2.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
Germany rank
7th
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5.3% against 2.9% in Germany, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Germany ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Germany ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 1860s | 1.3% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 1870s | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Germany |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 1890s | 1.6% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.7% | 3.7% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 1910s | 2.0% | 4.2% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 1920s | 2.4% | 4.4% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 1930s | 2.7% | 4.3% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 1940s | 2.7% | 4.3% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 1950s | 3.0% | 4.2% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 4.3% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.5% | 1.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.2% | 2.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.0% | 2.3% | Brazil |
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, Brazil or Germany?
- Brazil, at 5.3% against 2.9% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Brazil and Germany?
- 2.4%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Germany ranks 7th 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.