Brazil vs Iran: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Brazil
0.0155 °C
in 2024
Iran
0.0158 °C
in 2024
Brazil rank
13th
Iran rank
12th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Brazil
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.0158 °C against 0.0155 °C in Brazil, a difference of 0.0003 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Iran ranks 12th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 15 and Iran in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0004 °C | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0002 °C | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.0028 °C | 0.0039 °C | 0.0012 °C | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.0045 °C | 0.0056 °C | 0.0011 °C | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.0067 °C | 0.0063 °C | 0.0005 °C | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.0094 °C | 0.0085 °C | 0.0009 °C | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0124 °C | 0.012 °C | 0.0004 °C | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.0149 °C | 0.0149 °C | 0 °C | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Brazil or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.0158 °C against 0.0155 °C in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Brazil and Iran?
- 0.0003 °C, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iran?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Iran rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Iran ranks 12th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.