Canada vs United States: Decadal temperature anomalies
Canada
0.3693 °C
in 2010
United States
0.3725 °C
in 2010
Canada rank
55th
United States rank
54th
Decadal temperature anomalies over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.3725 °C against 0.3693 °C in Canada, a difference of 0.0032 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 55th and United States ranks 54th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.801 °C | -1.38 °C | 0.5832 °C | Canada |
| 1950s | -1.19 °C | -0.8257 °C | 0.362 °C | United States |
| 1960s | -1.19 °C | -1.06 °C | 0.1281 °C | United States |
| 1970s | -1.29 °C | -1.02 °C | 0.2677 °C | United States |
| 1980s | -0.6715 °C | -0.6083 °C | 0.0632 °C | United States |
| 1990s | -0.4773 °C | -0.4069 °C | 0.0704 °C | United States |
| 2000s | -0.0334 °C | -0.0461 °C | 0.0127 °C | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3693 °C | 0.3725 °C | 0.0031 °C | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 0.3725 °C against 0.3693 °C in Canada as of 2010.
- What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Canada and United States?
- 0.0032 °C, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Canada ranks 55th and United States ranks 54th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Decadal temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.