Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
211th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Tuvalu, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Tuvalu stood at 0 °C. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Tuvalu peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Tuvalu ranks 211th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.4% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +51.1% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.3% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.9% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.8% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.4% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +15.0% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.2% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.8% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.7% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.7% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.3% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.2% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0016 °C, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0012 °C, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +101.4% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +51.1% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 208 Montserrat 0 °C compare
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- 212 Wallis and Futuna 0 °C compare
- 213 Niue 0 °C compare
- 214 Saint Helena 0 °C compare
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Tuvalu?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Tuvalu was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Tuvalu rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Tuvalu ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.