China vs Russia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
China
0.2174 °C
in 2024
Russia
0.1179 °C
in 2024
China rank
2nd
Russia rank
3rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
China currently reports 0.2174 °C against 0.1179 °C in Russia, a difference of 0.0995 °C.
That makes China's figure about 1.8 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Russia ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0008 °C | Russia |
| 1860s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0027 °C | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0061 °C | 0.0053 °C | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0093 °C | 0.0081 °C | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.0022 °C | 0.0132 °C | 0.011 °C | Russia |
| 1900s | 0.0038 °C | 0.0183 °C | 0.0145 °C | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.0061 °C | 0.0235 °C | 0.0174 °C | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.009 °C | 0.027 °C | 0.0179 °C | Russia |
| 1930s | 0.0123 °C | 0.0322 °C | 0.02 °C | Russia |
| 1940s | 0.0163 °C | 0.0391 °C | 0.0228 °C | Russia |
| 1950s | 0.0218 °C | 0.0446 °C | 0.0228 °C | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.0305 °C | 0.0536 °C | 0.0231 °C | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.0436 °C | 0.0642 °C | 0.0206 °C | Russia |
| 1980s | 0.0609 °C | 0.0777 °C | 0.0168 °C | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.0827 °C | 0.0913 °C | 0.0087 °C | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.1111 °C | 0.0983 °C | 0.0129 °C | China |
| 2010s | 0.1593 °C | 0.1064 °C | 0.0529 °C | China |
| 2020s | 0.2039 °C | 0.1153 °C | 0.0886 °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 Russia?
- China, at 0.2174 °C against 0.1179 °C in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between China and Russia?
- 0.0995 °C, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do China and Russia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- China ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 3rd 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.