Ireland vs Sierra Leone: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Ireland
0.0011 °C
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0011 °C
in 2024
Ireland rank
120th
Sierra Leone rank
119th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Ireland
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0011 °C against 0.0011 °C in Ireland, a difference of 0 °C.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 120th and Sierra Leone ranks 119th of 215 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | -0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0005 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | -0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0006 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | -0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0006 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | -0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0007 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | -0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0007 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | -0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0007 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | -0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0007 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | -0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0009 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | -0.0006 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.001 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | -0.0006 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.001 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | -0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.001 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | -0.0003 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0008 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0004 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0009 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Ireland or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0011 °C against 0.0011 °C in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Ireland and Sierra Leone?
- 0 °C, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sierra Leone?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Sierra Leone rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Ireland ranks 120th and Sierra Leone ranks 119th 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.