Ghana vs Switzerland: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Ghana
0.0019 °C
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0019 °C
in 2024
Ghana rank
98th
Switzerland rank
96th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Ghana
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0019 °C against 0.0019 °C in Ghana, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Switzerland ahead.
Ghana ranks 98th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0002 °C | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0003 °C | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0003 °C | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0003 °C | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0002 °C | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Ghana or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0019 °C against 0.0019 °C in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Ghana and Switzerland?
- 0 °C, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Switzerland?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Switzerland rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Ghana ranks 98th and Switzerland ranks 96th 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.