Argentina vs South Africa: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Argentina
1.0%
in 2024
South Africa
1.0%
in 2024
Argentina rank
19th
South Africa rank
18th
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- Argentina
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Argentina, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 17 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1870s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Argentina |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | South Africa |
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, Argentina or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Argentina and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Argentina ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 18th 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
Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.