Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Afghanistan
0.0013 °C
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0015 °C
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
110th
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Afghanistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0015 °C against 0.0013 °C in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | -0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | -0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0001 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0002 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0002 °C | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0015 °C against 0.0013 °C in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0002 °C, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Afghanistan ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th 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.