South Africa vs Thailand: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
South Africa
1.0%
in 2024
Thailand
0.9%
in 2024
South Africa rank
18th
Thailand rank
20th
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- South Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Thailand ahead.
South Africa ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 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, South Africa or Thailand?
- South Africa, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between South Africa and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Thailand?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Thailand rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- South Africa ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 20th 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.