Canada vs Germany: Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature
Canada
2.3%
in 2024
Germany
2.9%
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Germany rank
7th
Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.9% against 2.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1860s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 1880s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 1890s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 1900s | 2.3% | 3.7% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 1910s | 2.5% | 4.2% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 1920s | 2.7% | 4.4% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 1930s | 2.8% | 4.3% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 1940s | 2.8% | 4.3% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 4.2% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 4.3% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 4.2% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 4.1% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 3.5% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Germany |
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, Canada or Germany?
- Germany, at 2.9% against 2.3% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Canada and Germany?
- 0.6%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Canada ranks 9th 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.