Australia vs Canada: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
Australia
0.0131 °C
in 2024
Canada
0.0173 °C
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Canada rank
7th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0173 °C against 0.0131 °C in Australia, a difference of 0.0042 °C.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and Canada ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0002 °C | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0003 °C | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.0019 °C | 0.0022 °C | 0.0003 °C | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0004 °C | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.0031 °C | 0.0041 °C | 0.0009 °C | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0054 °C | 0.0015 °C | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.0047 °C | 0.0067 °C | 0.0019 °C | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.0054 °C | 0.0079 °C | 0.0025 °C | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.0064 °C | 0.0094 °C | 0.0029 °C | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.0079 °C | 0.0112 °C | 0.0033 °C | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0095 °C | 0.0126 °C | 0.0031 °C | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0108 °C | 0.0137 °C | 0.0029 °C | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0115 °C | 0.0147 °C | 0.0032 °C | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0124 °C | 0.0158 °C | 0.0034 °C | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0132 °C | 0.0166 °C | 0.0035 °C | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0131 °C | 0.0172 °C | 0.004 °C | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.0173 °C against 0.0131 °C in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0042 °C, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Australia ranks 8th and Canada ranks 7th of 201 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 agriculture and land use. 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.