South Africa vs Turkey: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
South Africa
0.0008 °C
in 2024
Turkey
0.001 °C
in 2024
South Africa rank
21st
Turkey rank
19th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- South Africa
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.001 °C against 0.0008 °C in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 19th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 11 and Turkey in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Turkey | 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 | Turkey |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Turkey |
| 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 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0001 °C | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.0007 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, South Africa or Turkey?
- Turkey, 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 South Africa and Turkey?
- 0.0002 °C, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- South Africa ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 19th 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.