Italy vs Nigeria: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Italy
0.0132 °C
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0105 °C
in 2024
Italy rank
17th
Nigeria rank
20th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Italy
- Nigeria
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0132 °C against 0.0105 °C in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0027 °C.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 16 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0007 °C | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0009 °C | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0008 °C | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0038 °C | 0.0039 °C | 0.0001 °C | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0058 °C | 0.0063 °C | 0.0005 °C | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0078 °C | 0.0076 °C | 0.0002 °C | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.01 °C | 0.0099 °C | 0.0001 °C | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.012 °C | 0.011 °C | 0.001 °C | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.013 °C | 0.0106 °C | 0.0024 °C | Italy |
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, Italy or Nigeria?
- Italy, at 0.0132 °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 Italy and Nigeria?
- 0.0027 °C, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nigeria?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Nigeria rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Italy ranks 17th 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.