Libya vs South Sudan: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Libya
0.2%
in 2024
South Sudan
0.2%
in 2024
Libya rank
82nd
South Sudan rank
80th
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- Libya
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was South Sudan ahead.
Libya ranks 82nd and South Sudan ranks 80th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Sudan |
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, Libya or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Libya and South Sudan?
- 0.0%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and South Sudan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Libya and South Sudan rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Libya ranks 82nd and South Sudan ranks 80th 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.