Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature

Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
110th
Costa Rica rank
111th

Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Costa Rica
00.050.10.15185119372024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 110th and Costa Rica ranks 111th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 12 and Costa Rica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Afghanistan
1860s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Afghanistan
1870s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Afghanistan
1880s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Afghanistan
1890s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Afghanistan
1900s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Afghanistan
1910s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Afghanistan
1920s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Afghanistan
1930s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Afghanistan
1940s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Afghanistan
1950s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Afghanistan
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Afghanistan
1970s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Costa Rica
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Costa Rica
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Costa Rica
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Costa Rica
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Costa Rica
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
Afghanistan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
Afghanistan ranks 110th and Costa Rica ranks 111th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 37,410 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.