Nepal vs Zambia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Nepal
0.0004 °C
in 2024
Zambia
0.0004 °C
in 2024
Nepal rank
112th
Zambia rank
109th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Nepal
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0004 °C against 0.0004 °C in Nepal, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 109th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 11 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nepal |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nepal |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nepal |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nepal |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nepal |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nepal |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nepal |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nepal |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nepal |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Nepal |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
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, Nepal or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0004 °C against 0.0004 °C in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Nepal and Zambia?
- 0 °C, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zambia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Zambia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Nepal ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 109th 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.