Kazakhstan vs Nigeria: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Kazakhstan
0.0085 °C
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0105 °C
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
20th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Kazakhstan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0105 °C against 0.0085 °C in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.002 °C.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 20th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 9 and Nigeria in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0005 °C | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0007 °C | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 0.002 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0006 °C | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 0.0031 °C | 0.0039 °C | 0.0007 °C | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0044 °C | 0.0063 °C | 0.0019 °C | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0054 °C | 0.0076 °C | 0.0022 °C | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0059 °C | 0.0099 °C | 0.0039 °C | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.007 °C | 0.011 °C | 0.004 °C | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0082 °C | 0.0106 °C | 0.0024 °C | Nigeria |
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, Kazakhstan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0105 °C against 0.0085 °C in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Kazakhstan and Nigeria?
- 0.002 °C, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Nigeria?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Nigeria rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Kazakhstan ranks 23rd 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.