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
0000185119372024

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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Christmas Island vs Saint Helena: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid, drawing on Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/global-warming-fossil/christmas-island/saint-helena/

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About this data

Indicator
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Unit
°C
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 37,236 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in °C.