Saudi Arabia vs Turkey: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Saudi Arabia
0.0131 °C
in 2024
Turkey
0.0118 °C
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
25th
Turkey rank
27th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0131 °C against 0.0118 °C in Turkey, a difference of 0.0013 °C.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Turkey ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Turkey |
| 1860s | -0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Turkey |
| 1870s | -0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Turkey |
| 1880s | -0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Turkey |
| 1890s | -0 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | Turkey |
| 1900s | -0 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | Turkey |
| 1910s | -0 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | Turkey |
| 1920s | -0 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | Turkey |
| 1930s | -0 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0009 °C | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0011 °C | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0012 °C | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.0019 °C | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0033 °C | 0.0021 °C | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.0027 °C | 0.0041 °C | 0.0013 °C | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.0043 °C | 0.0051 °C | 0.0008 °C | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.0062 °C | 0.0065 °C | 0.0003 °C | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.0094 °C | 0.0087 °C | 0.0007 °C | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0123 °C | 0.011 °C | 0.0012 °C | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Saudi Arabia or Turkey?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0131 °C against 0.0118 °C in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
- 0.0013 °C, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Turkey rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 27th 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.