Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Ghana
0.0019 °C
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.0017 °C
in 2024
Ghana rank
98th
Zimbabwe rank
101st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0019 °C against 0.0017 °C in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 98th and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 14 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | 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 | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0002 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 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 Zimbabwe?
- Ghana, at 0.0019 °C against 0.0017 °C in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0002 °C, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Ghana ranks 98th and Zimbabwe ranks 101st 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.