Bolivia vs New Zealand: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Bolivia
0.0047 °C
in 2024
New Zealand
0.0049 °C
in 2024
Bolivia rank
51st
New Zealand rank
50th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Bolivia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0049 °C against 0.0047 °C in Bolivia, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0003 °C | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0004 °C | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.0005 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0005 °C | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0005 °C | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0006 °C | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0006 °C | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0022 °C | 0.0008 °C | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0027 °C | 0.001 °C | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0023 °C | 0.0032 °C | 0.001 °C | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0028 °C | 0.0037 °C | 0.001 °C | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0031 °C | 0.004 °C | 0.001 °C | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0036 °C | 0.0044 °C | 0.0008 °C | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0041 °C | 0.0047 °C | 0.0006 °C | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0045 °C | 0.0049 °C | 0.0003 °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, Bolivia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.0049 °C against 0.0047 °C in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Bolivia and New Zealand?
- 0.0002 °C, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and New Zealand?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and New Zealand rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Bolivia ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 50th 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.