Sri Lanka vs Switzerland: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Sri Lanka
0.0018 °C
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0019 °C
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
99th
Switzerland rank
96th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0019 °C against 0.0018 °C in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 13 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.001 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0019 °C against 0.0018 °C in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
- 0.0001 °C, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Switzerland rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Sri Lanka ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 96th 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.