Ethiopia vs Iraq: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Ethiopia
0.0087 °C
in 2024
Iraq
0.0083 °C
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
35th
Iraq rank
36th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.0087 °C against 0.0083 °C in Iraq, a difference of 0.0004 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Iraq ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | 0.0004 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 0.0005 °C | 0 °C | 0.0005 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0007 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 0.001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0009 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0011 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0011 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 0.0023 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0013 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.0031 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0015 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.0038 °C | 0.0028 °C | 0.001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0043 °C | 0.0041 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0046 °C | 0.0043 °C | 0.0003 °C | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.0055 °C | 0.0042 °C | 0.0012 °C | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.0071 °C | 0.0055 °C | 0.0015 °C | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.0083 °C | 0.0077 °C | 0.0006 °C | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Ethiopia or Iraq?
- Ethiopia, at 0.0087 °C against 0.0083 °C in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Ethiopia and Iraq?
- 0.0004 °C, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iraq?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Iraq rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and Iraq ranks 36th 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.