Botswana vs Malawi: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Botswana
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Malawi
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Botswana rank
144th
Malawi rank
142nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Botswana
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Botswana, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 144th and Malawi ranks 142nd of 214 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
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, Botswana or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Botswana and Malawi?
- 0 °C, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Botswana ranks 144th and Malawi ranks 142nd 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.