Namibia vs Rwanda: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Namibia
0.0005 °C
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0004 °C
in 2024
Namibia rank
143rd
Rwanda rank
145th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Namibia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0005 °C against 0.0004 °C in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Rwanda ahead.
Namibia ranks 143rd and Rwanda ranks 145th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Namibia or Rwanda?
- Namibia, at 0.0005 °C against 0.0004 °C in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Namibia and Rwanda?
- 0.0001 °C, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Namibia ranks 143rd and Rwanda ranks 145th 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.