Ethiopia vs South Africa: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Ethiopia
0.001 °C
in 2024
South Africa
0.0008 °C
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
18th
South Africa rank
21st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Ethiopia
- South Africa
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.001 °C against 0.0008 °C in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was South Africa ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 10 and South Africa in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.001 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Ethiopia or South Africa?
- Ethiopia, at 0.001 °C against 0.0008 °C in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 0.0002 °C, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Ethiopia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st 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.