Belgium vs Ethiopia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Belgium
0.0068 °C
in 2024
Ethiopia
0.0087 °C
in 2024
Belgium rank
38th
Ethiopia rank
35th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Belgium
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.0087 °C against 0.0068 °C in Belgium, a difference of 0.0019 °C.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Belgium ranks 38th and Ethiopia ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 14 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0002 °C | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.001 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0004 °C | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0005 °C | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.0016 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0006 °C | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0007 °C | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0007 °C | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.0029 °C | 0.0023 °C | 0.0006 °C | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.0035 °C | 0.0031 °C | 0.0004 °C | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0042 °C | 0.0038 °C | 0.0004 °C | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.0048 °C | 0.0043 °C | 0.0005 °C | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0053 °C | 0.0046 °C | 0.0007 °C | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0059 °C | 0.0055 °C | 0.0004 °C | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0064 °C | 0.0071 °C | 0.0007 °C | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.0067 °C | 0.0083 °C | 0.0016 °C | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Belgium or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.0087 °C against 0.0068 °C in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Belgium and Ethiopia?
- 0.0019 °C, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ethiopia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ethiopia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Belgium ranks 38th and Ethiopia ranks 35th 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.