France vs Japan: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
France
0.0202 °C
in 2024
Japan
0.033 °C
in 2024
France rank
9th
Japan rank
7th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.033 °C against 0.0202 °C in France, a difference of 0.0128 °C.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was France ahead.
France ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 14 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | France |
| 1860s | 0.0005 °C | 0 °C | 0.0005 °C | France |
| 1870s | 0.001 °C | 0 °C | 0.001 °C | France |
| 1880s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0015 °C | France |
| 1890s | 0.0023 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0022 °C | France |
| 1900s | 0.0032 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0029 °C | France |
| 1910s | 0.0042 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0036 °C | France |
| 1920s | 0.0051 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0041 °C | France |
| 1930s | 0.0065 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.005 °C | France |
| 1940s | 0.0074 °C | 0.0022 °C | 0.0052 °C | France |
| 1950s | 0.0081 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0052 °C | France |
| 1960s | 0.0097 °C | 0.0045 °C | 0.0053 °C | France |
| 1970s | 0.0119 °C | 0.0082 °C | 0.0036 °C | France |
| 1980s | 0.0139 °C | 0.0127 °C | 0.0011 °C | France |
| 1990s | 0.0155 °C | 0.0176 °C | 0.002 °C | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0173 °C | 0.023 °C | 0.0057 °C | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.019 °C | 0.0284 °C | 0.0095 °C | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.02 °C | 0.0321 °C | 0.0122 °C | Japan |
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, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.033 °C against 0.0202 °C in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between France and Japan?
- 0.0128 °C, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- France ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th 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.