Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Ghana
0.0006 °C
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.0006 °C
in 2024
Ghana rank
97th
Zimbabwe rank
96th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0006 °C against 0.0006 °C in Ghana, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 97th and Zimbabwe ranks 96th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0002 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0002 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0 °C | Zimbabwe |
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, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0006 °C against 0.0006 °C in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 0 °C, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Ghana ranks 97th and Zimbabwe ranks 96th 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.