Niger vs Sierra Leone: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources

Niger
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Niger rank
148th
Sierra Leone rank
147th

Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time

  • Niger
  • Sierra Leone
0000185119372024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Niger, a difference of 0 °C.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 214 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1850s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Niger
1860s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Niger
1870s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Niger
1880s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Niger
1890s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Niger
1900s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Niger
1910s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Sierra Leone
1920s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Sierra Leone
1930s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Sierra Leone
1940s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Sierra Leone
1950s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Niger
1960s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Sierra Leone
1970s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Sierra Leone
1980s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Sierra Leone
1990s 0 °C 0.0001 °C 0 °C Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C 0 °C Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C 0 °C Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C 0 °C Sierra Leone

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, Niger or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Niger and Sierra Leone?
0 °C, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
Niger ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th 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

Indicator
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Unit
°C
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 37,236 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in °C.