Kenya vs Zambia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Kenya
0.0004 °C
in 2024
Zambia
0.0004 °C
in 2024
Kenya rank
43rd
Zambia rank
42nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0004 °C against 0.0004 °C in Kenya, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 42nd of 201 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 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 | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0004 °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, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0004 °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 Zambia?
- 0 °C, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Kenya ranks 43rd 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.