Botswana vs Taiwan: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Botswana
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Taiwan
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Botswana rank
86th
Taiwan rank
84th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Botswana
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Botswana, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Taiwan ahead.
Botswana ranks 86th and Taiwan ranks 84th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 8 and Taiwan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
| 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 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Botswana or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Botswana and Taiwan?
- 0.0001 °C, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Taiwan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Taiwan rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Botswana ranks 86th and Taiwan ranks 84th 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.