Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
Ethiopia
0.0072 °C
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0068 °C
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
17th
Nigeria rank
19th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.0072 °C against 0.0068 °C in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0004 °C.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 13 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0003 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 0.001 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0022 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.0028 °C | 0.0027 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.0035 °C | 0.0032 °C | 0.0003 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0037 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0041 °C | 0.0046 °C | 0.0005 °C | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0047 °C | 0.0057 °C | 0.0009 °C | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.006 °C | 0.0063 °C | 0.0003 °C | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.007 °C | 0.0067 °C | 0.0003 °C | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Ethiopia, at 0.0072 °C against 0.0068 °C in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 0.0004 °C, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 201 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 agriculture and land use. 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.