Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Ghana
0.0019 °C
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0018 °C
in 2024
Ghana rank
98th
Sri Lanka rank
99th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0019 °C against 0.0018 °C in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ghana ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 99th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0008 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0003 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Ghana, at 0.0019 °C against 0.0018 °C in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0001 °C, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Ghana ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 99th 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.