Kenya vs South Sudan: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
Kenya
0.0025 °C
in 2024
South Sudan
0.0024 °C
in 2024
Kenya rank
47th
South Sudan rank
48th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- Kenya
- South Sudan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0025 °C against 0.0024 °C in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was South Sudan ahead.
Kenya ranks 47th and South Sudan ranks 48th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0002 °C | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0002 °C | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.002 °C | 0.0022 °C | 0.0002 °C | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0024 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
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, Kenya or South Sudan?
- Kenya, at 0.0025 °C against 0.0024 °C in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use between Kenya and South Sudan?
- 0.0001 °C, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Sudan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and South Sudan rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Kenya ranks 47th and South Sudan ranks 48th 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.