Botswana vs Nicaragua: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Botswana
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Botswana rank
144th
Nicaragua rank
143rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Botswana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Botswana, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 144th and Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 214 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua?
- 0 °C, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Botswana ranks 144th and Nicaragua ranks 143rd 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.