Italy vs South Africa: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Italy
0.0132 °C
in 2024
South Africa
0.0135 °C
in 2024
Italy rank
17th
South Africa rank
16th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Italy
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0135 °C against 0.0132 °C in Italy, a difference of 0.0003 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 16th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 16 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0001 °C | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0002 °C | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0038 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0009 °C | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0058 °C | 0.0044 °C | 0.0014 °C | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0078 °C | 0.0065 °C | 0.0013 °C | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.01 °C | 0.0088 °C | 0.0012 °C | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.012 °C | 0.0113 °C | 0.0006 °C | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.013 °C | 0.0131 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Italy or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0135 °C against 0.0132 °C in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Italy and South Africa?
- 0.0003 °C, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Italy ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 16th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels 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.