Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Botswana
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Botswana rank
144th
Sierra Leone rank
147th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Botswana ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Botswana |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Botswana, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0001 °C, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Botswana ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th 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.