Belgium vs Zambia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Belgium
0.0004 °C
in 2024
Zambia
0.0004 °C
in 2024
Belgium rank
45th
Zambia rank
42nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Belgium
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0004 °C against 0.0004 °C in Belgium, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Zambia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Belgium or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0004 °C against 0.0004 °C in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Belgium and Zambia?
- 0 °C, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Zambia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Zambia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Belgium ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 42nd 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.