Malawi vs Nicaragua: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Malawi
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Malawi rank
142nd
Nicaragua rank
143rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Malawi
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Malawi ranks 142nd and Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 13 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | 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 | Malawi |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Nicaragua?
- Malawi, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 0 °C, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Malawi ranks 142nd 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.