Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Summer temperature anomalies
Burkina Faso
-0.0198 °C
in 2026
Zambia
-0.018 °C
in 2026
Burkina Faso rank
173rd
Zambia rank
172nd
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -0.018 °C against -0.0198 °C in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0018 °C.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Zambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.0399 °C | -0.2054 °C | 0.1655 °C | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | -1.32 °C | -0.806 °C | 0.5104 °C | Zambia |
| 1960s | -0.8036 °C | -0.1664 °C | 0.6372 °C | Zambia |
| 1970s | -0.6604 °C | -1.1 °C | 0.4416 °C | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | -0.2931 °C | -0.5135 °C | 0.2204 °C | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | -0.2435 °C | 0.0882 °C | 0.3317 °C | Zambia |
| 2000s | -0.1086 °C | 0.0065 °C | 0.1151 °C | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2949 °C | 0.0083 °C | 0.2867 °C | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.3025 °C | -0.0022 °C | 0.3047 °C | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -0.018 °C against -0.0198 °C in Burkina Faso as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 0.0018 °C, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Burkina Faso ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Summer temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.