South Africa vs Turkey: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
South Africa
0.0032 °C
in 2024
Turkey
0.0033 °C
in 2024
South Africa rank
35th
Turkey rank
34th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- South Africa
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.0033 °C against 0.0032 °C in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Turkey ahead.
South Africa ranks 35th and Turkey ranks 34th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Turkey |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Turkey |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Turkey |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Turkey |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Turkey |
| 1900s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0 °C | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0 °C | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.002 °C | 0.0021 °C | 0.0001 °C | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.0023 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.0002 °C | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0003 °C | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.0028 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0002 °C | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.003 °C | 0.003 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0031 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0032 °C | 0.0032 °C | 0 °C | Turkey |
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, South Africa or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.0033 °C against 0.0032 °C in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use between South Africa and Turkey?
- 0.0001 °C, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- South Africa ranks 35th and Turkey ranks 34th 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.