Kenya vs Zambia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Kenya
0.0033 °C
in 2024
Zambia
0.0034 °C
in 2024
Kenya rank
64th
Zambia rank
63rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0034 °C against 0.0033 °C in Kenya, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0002 °C | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0004 °C | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0004 °C | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.001 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0005 °C | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0004 °C | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0017 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0003 °C | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0024 °C | 0.0003 °C | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0026 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0003 °C | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0032 °C | 0.0033 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0034 °C against 0.0033 °C in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.0001 °C, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Kenya ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 63rd 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.