Greenland vs Maldives: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Greenland
0 °C
in 2024
Maldives
0 °C
in 2024
Greenland rank
177th
Maldives rank
176th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Greenland
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Greenland, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Maldives ahead.
Greenland ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 176th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 7 and Maldives in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
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, Greenland or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Greenland and Maldives?
- 0 °C, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Maldives?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Maldives rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Greenland ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 176th 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.