China vs India: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
China
0.2174 °C
in 2024
India
0.0798 °C
in 2024
China rank
2nd
India rank
5th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 0.2174 °C against 0.0798 °C in India, a difference of 0.1376 °C.
That makes China's figure about 2.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was India ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 11 and India in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | India |
| 1860s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0007 °C | India |
| 1870s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.0017 °C | India |
| 1880s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0023 °C | India |
| 1890s | 0.0022 °C | 0.0048 °C | 0.0025 °C | India |
| 1900s | 0.0038 °C | 0.006 °C | 0.0022 °C | India |
| 1910s | 0.0061 °C | 0.007 °C | 0.0009 °C | India |
| 1920s | 0.009 °C | 0.0084 °C | 0.0006 °C | China |
| 1930s | 0.0123 °C | 0.0109 °C | 0.0013 °C | China |
| 1940s | 0.0163 °C | 0.0144 °C | 0.0019 °C | China |
| 1950s | 0.0218 °C | 0.0187 °C | 0.0031 °C | China |
| 1960s | 0.0305 °C | 0.0239 °C | 0.0066 °C | China |
| 1970s | 0.0436 °C | 0.0291 °C | 0.0145 °C | China |
| 1980s | 0.0609 °C | 0.0348 °C | 0.0261 °C | China |
| 1990s | 0.0827 °C | 0.0426 °C | 0.0401 °C | China |
| 2000s | 0.1111 °C | 0.0518 °C | 0.0593 °C | China |
| 2010s | 0.1593 °C | 0.0643 °C | 0.095 °C | China |
| 2020s | 0.2039 °C | 0.0761 °C | 0.1278 °C | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, China or India?
- China, at 0.2174 °C against 0.0798 °C in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between China and India?
- 0.1376 °C, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 215 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. 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.