Australia vs Nigeria: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Australia
0.0123 °C
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0105 °C
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Nigeria rank
20th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Australia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0123 °C against 0.0105 °C in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0018 °C.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Australia |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | 0.0004 °C | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0007 °C | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0009 °C | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0012 °C | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.0023 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.001 °C | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0033 °C | 0.0039 °C | 0.0005 °C | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0046 °C | 0.0063 °C | 0.0017 °C | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0062 °C | 0.0076 °C | 0.0014 °C | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0081 °C | 0.0099 °C | 0.0017 °C | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0103 °C | 0.011 °C | 0.0007 °C | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0119 °C | 0.0106 °C | 0.0013 °C | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Australia or Nigeria?
- Australia, at 0.0123 °C against 0.0105 °C in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Australia and Nigeria?
- 0.0018 °C, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nigeria?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Nigeria rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Australia ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.