Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Sri Lanka
0.0018 °C
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.0017 °C
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
99th
Zimbabwe rank
101st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Sri Lanka
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0018 °C against 0.0017 °C in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 99th and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 16 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 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 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0003 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.001 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0003 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0002 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0001 °C | Sri Lanka |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0018 °C against 0.0017 °C in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0001 °C, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Sri Lanka ranks 99th and Zimbabwe ranks 101st 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.