Australia vs Japan: Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature
Australia
1.5%
in 2024
Japan
2.1%
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
Japan rank
10th
Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.1% against 1.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 1880s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.1% against 1.5% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Australia and Japan?
- 0.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Australia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 10th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.