Faroe Islands vs French Polynesia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources

Faroe Islands
0 °C
in 2024
French Polynesia
0 °C
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
180th
French Polynesia rank
178th

Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • French Polynesia
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0 °C.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was French Polynesia ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 180th and French Polynesia ranks 178th of 214 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 7 and French Polynesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1850s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C
1860s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C
1870s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C
1880s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C
1890s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C
1900s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C
1910s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C
1920s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C
1930s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C
1940s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C
1950s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Faroe Islands
1960s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Faroe Islands
1970s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Faroe Islands
1980s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Faroe Islands
1990s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Faroe Islands
2000s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Faroe Islands
2010s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Faroe Islands
2020s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C French Polynesia

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, Faroe Islands or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?
0 °C, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and French Polynesia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
Faroe Islands ranks 180th and French Polynesia ranks 178th 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

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.