Christmas Island vs Saint Helena: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Christmas Island
0 °C
in 2024
Saint Helena
0 °C
in 2024
Christmas Island rank
209th
Saint Helena rank
211th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Christmas Island
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Christmas Island currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Saint Helena, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Christmas Island's figure about 2.5 times Saint Helena's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Christmas Island ranks 209th and Saint Helena ranks 211th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Christmas Island averaged higher in 6 and Saint Helena in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Christmas Island | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
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, Christmas Island or Saint Helena?
- Christmas Island, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Saint Helena as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Christmas Island and Saint Helena?
- 0 °C, with Christmas Island ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Christmas Island and Saint Helena?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Christmas Island and Saint Helena rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Christmas Island ranks 209th and Saint Helena ranks 211th 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.