Democratic Republic of Congo vs India: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.012 °C
in 2024
India
0.0386 °C
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
India rank
6th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0386 °C against 0.012 °C in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0266 °C.
That makes India's figure about 3.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and India ranks 6th of 201 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | India |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0012 °C | India |
| 1870s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0021 °C | 0.0017 °C | India |
| 1880s | 0.0006 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0023 °C | India |
| 1890s | 0.0008 °C | 0.004 °C | 0.0033 °C | India |
| 1900s | 0.0007 °C | 0.005 °C | 0.0043 °C | India |
| 1910s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0057 °C | 0.005 °C | India |
| 1920s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0067 °C | 0.006 °C | India |
| 1930s | 0.001 °C | 0.0088 °C | 0.0078 °C | India |
| 1940s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0116 °C | 0.0101 °C | India |
| 1950s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0153 °C | 0.0129 °C | India |
| 1960s | 0.0037 °C | 0.0196 °C | 0.0159 °C | India |
| 1970s | 0.0044 °C | 0.0232 °C | 0.0188 °C | India |
| 1980s | 0.0049 °C | 0.0264 °C | 0.0214 °C | India |
| 1990s | 0.0056 °C | 0.0299 °C | 0.0244 °C | India |
| 2000s | 0.0066 °C | 0.0333 °C | 0.0267 °C | India |
| 2010s | 0.0092 °C | 0.0363 °C | 0.0271 °C | India |
| 2020s | 0.0114 °C | 0.0381 °C | 0.0267 °C | India |
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, Democratic Republic of Congo or India?
- India, at 0.0386 °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 Democratic Republic of Congo and India?
- 0.0266 °C, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and India?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and India rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and India ranks 6th 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.