Ghana vs Syria: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Ghana
0.0019 °C
in 2024
Syria
0.0017 °C
in 2024
Ghana rank
98th
Syria rank
100th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Ghana
- Syria
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0019 °C against 0.0017 °C in Syria, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 98th and Syria ranks 100th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 15 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0004 °C | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0002 °C | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0006 °C | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.0016 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0004 °C | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0018 °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 Syria?
- Ghana, at 0.0019 °C against 0.0017 °C in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Ghana and Syria?
- 0.0002 °C, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Syria?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Syria rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Ghana ranks 98th and Syria ranks 100th 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.