Iceland vs Lesotho: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Iceland
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Lesotho
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Iceland rank
160th
Lesotho rank
161st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Iceland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Lesotho, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 14 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Iceland or Lesotho?
- Iceland, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Iceland and Lesotho?
- 0 °C, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lesotho?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Lesotho rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Iceland ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 161st 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.