Ethiopia vs Malaysia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Ethiopia
0.0087 °C
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0103 °C
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
35th
Malaysia rank
32nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Ethiopia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0103 °C against 0.0087 °C in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0016 °C.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 10 and Malaysia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0 °C | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.001 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0001 °C | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0 °C | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0 °C | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.0023 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0003 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.0031 °C | 0.0023 °C | 0.0008 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.0038 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0008 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0043 °C | 0.0039 °C | 0.0003 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0046 °C | 0.0053 °C | 0.0007 °C | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0055 °C | 0.0067 °C | 0.0013 °C | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0071 °C | 0.0086 °C | 0.0015 °C | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0083 °C | 0.0099 °C | 0.0016 °C | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Ethiopia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0103 °C against 0.0087 °C in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Ethiopia and Malaysia?
- 0.0016 °C, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malaysia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Malaysia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 32nd 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.