New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
New Zealand
0.0037 °C
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0036 °C
in 2024
New Zealand rank
31st
United Kingdom rank
32nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0037 °C against 0.0036 °C in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was United Kingdom ahead.
New Zealand ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0003 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0004 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0004 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0004 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0004 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.0017 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0003 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.002 °C | 0.0022 °C | 0.0002 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.0001 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.0028 °C | 0.0028 °C | 0 °C | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0032 °C | 0.0031 °C | 0.0001 °C | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0033 °C | 0.0033 °C | 0.0001 °C | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0035 °C | 0.0034 °C | 0 °C | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0036 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0001 °C | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0037 °C | 0.0036 °C | 0.0001 °C | New Zealand |
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, New Zealand or United Kingdom?
- New Zealand, at 0.0037 °C against 0.0036 °C in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use between New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 0.0001 °C, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- New Zealand ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 32nd 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.