Poland vs South Africa: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature

Poland

1.1%

in 2024

South Africa

1.0%

in 2024

Poland rank

16th

South Africa rank

18th

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

Poland currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 174 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 18th of 215 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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