Afghanistan vs Botswana: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Afghanistan
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Botswana
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
89th
Botswana rank
86th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Afghanistan
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Afghanistan, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 89th and Botswana ranks 86th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 14 and Botswana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Afghanistan or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 0 °C, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Afghanistan ranks 89th and Botswana ranks 86th of 201 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 by gas. 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.