Nigeria vs Poland: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Nigeria
0.0173 °C
in 2024
Poland
0.0178 °C
in 2024
Nigeria rank
17th
Poland rank
16th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Nigeria
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.0178 °C against 0.0173 °C in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0005 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Poland ahead.
Nigeria ranks 17th and Poland ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Poland |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | Poland |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | Poland |
| 1880s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0011 °C | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0016 °C | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.0021 °C | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0032 °C | 0.0026 °C | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0036 °C | 0.0028 °C | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0039 °C | 0.0027 °C | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0046 °C | 0.0028 °C | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0056 °C | 0.003 °C | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.004 °C | 0.0078 °C | 0.0038 °C | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.0071 °C | 0.0113 °C | 0.0043 °C | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.01 °C | 0.0149 °C | 0.0048 °C | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.0123 °C | 0.0165 °C | 0.0043 °C | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.0155 °C | 0.0166 °C | 0.0011 °C | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.0172 °C | 0.0169 °C | 0.0003 °C | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0173 °C | 0.0176 °C | 0.0003 °C | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Nigeria or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.0178 °C against 0.0173 °C in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Nigeria and Poland?
- 0.0005 °C, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Poland?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Poland rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Nigeria ranks 17th and Poland ranks 16th 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.