Japan vs United Kingdom: Contributions global temp change

Japan
2.14
in 2024
United Kingdom
2.37
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
8th

Contributions global temp change over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
0246185119372024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.37 against 2.14 in Japan, a difference of 0.23.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 174 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 215 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1850s 0.405 4.97 4.56 United Kingdom
1860s 0.4201 5.68 5.26 United Kingdom
1870s 0.4399 6.62 6.18 United Kingdom
1880s 0.4642 6.9 6.43 United Kingdom
1890s 0.5134 6.83 6.31 United Kingdom
1900s 0.5993 6.69 6.09 United Kingdom
1910s 0.7108 6.53 5.82 United Kingdom
1920s 0.8479 6.22 5.37 United Kingdom
1930s 0.9714 5.79 4.82 United Kingdom
1940s 1.09 5.46 4.37 United Kingdom
1950s 1.15 5.14 3.99 United Kingdom
1960s 1.27 4.71 3.44 United Kingdom
1970s 1.55 4.21 2.65 United Kingdom
1980s 1.78 3.73 1.96 United Kingdom
1990s 1.95 3.38 1.43 United Kingdom
2000s 2.1 3.06 0.9617 United Kingdom
2010s 2.15 2.69 0.5343 United Kingdom
2020s 2.15 2.43 0.2809 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contributions global temp change, Japan or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 2.37 against 2.14 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in contributions global temp change between Japan and United Kingdom?
0.23, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for contributions global temp change?
Japan ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Contributions global temp change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Contributions global temp change
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 37,410 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed