Kenya vs Vietnam: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Kenya
0.0004 °C
in 2024
Vietnam
0.0005 °C
in 2024
Kenya rank
43rd
Vietnam rank
40th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Kenya
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.0005 °C against 0.0004 °C in Kenya, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 43rd and Vietnam ranks 40th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 15 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Kenya or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.0005 °C against 0.0004 °C in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Kenya and Vietnam?
- 0.0001 °C, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Vietnam rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Kenya ranks 43rd and Vietnam ranks 40th 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.