Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Afghanistan
0.0013 °C
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0013 °C
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
110th
Costa Rica rank
111th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Afghanistan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0013 °C against 0.0013 °C in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 110th and Costa Rica ranks 111th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 12 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0002 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0003 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0003 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0001 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0013 °C against 0.0013 °C in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 0 °C, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Afghanistan ranks 110th and Costa Rica ranks 111th of 215 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. 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.