Nigeria vs Thailand: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Nigeria
0.0173 °C
in 2024
Thailand
0.0156 °C
in 2024
Nigeria rank
17th
Thailand rank
20th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Nigeria
- Thailand
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0173 °C against 0.0156 °C in Thailand, a difference of 0.0017 °C.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Thailand ahead.
Nigeria ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Thailand |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Thailand |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Thailand |
| 1880s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | Thailand |
| 1890s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | Thailand |
| 1900s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0004 °C | Thailand |
| 1910s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0006 °C | Thailand |
| 1920s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0008 °C | Thailand |
| 1930s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0021 °C | 0.0009 °C | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.0018 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0012 °C | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0041 °C | 0.0015 °C | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0.004 °C | 0.0054 °C | 0.0013 °C | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.0071 °C | 0.007 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.01 °C | 0.0088 °C | 0.0013 °C | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0123 °C | 0.0103 °C | 0.002 °C | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0155 °C | 0.0118 °C | 0.0037 °C | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0172 °C | 0.0138 °C | 0.0035 °C | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0173 °C | 0.0152 °C | 0.0021 °C | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Nigeria or Thailand?
- Nigeria, at 0.0173 °C against 0.0156 °C in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Nigeria and Thailand?
- 0.0017 °C, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Thailand rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Nigeria ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 20th 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.