Australia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
Australia
0.0131 °C
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.012 °C
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- Australia
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0131 °C against 0.012 °C in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0011 °C.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th of 201 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0007 °C | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.0019 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0011 °C | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0018 °C | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.0031 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0025 °C | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0032 °C | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.0047 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0037 °C | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.0054 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0039 °C | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.0064 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.004 °C | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.0079 °C | 0.0037 °C | 0.0042 °C | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0095 °C | 0.0044 °C | 0.0051 °C | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0108 °C | 0.0049 °C | 0.0059 °C | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0115 °C | 0.0056 °C | 0.0059 °C | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0124 °C | 0.0066 °C | 0.0058 °C | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0132 °C | 0.0092 °C | 0.004 °C | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0131 °C | 0.0114 °C | 0.0017 °C | Australia |
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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Australia, at 0.0131 °C against 0.012 °C in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use between Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.0011 °C, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Australia ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th 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.