Germany vs India: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Germany
2.9%
in 2024
India
4.8%
in 2024
Germany rank
7th
India rank
5th
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 4.8% against 2.9% in Germany, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was India ahead.
Germany ranks 7th and India ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 8 and India in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.9% | 5.8% | 3.9% | India |
| 1860s | 2.2% | 5.3% | 3.1% | India |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 5.0% | 2.4% | India |
| 1880s | 2.9% | 4.6% | 1.7% | India |
| 1890s | 3.2% | 4.3% | 1.1% | India |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 4.0% | 0.3% | India |
| 1910s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1920s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 1930s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1940s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 1950s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1960s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 4.0% | 0.2% | India |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 4.2% | 0.6% | India |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 4.4% | 1.2% | India |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 4.7% | 1.7% | India |
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, Germany or India?
- India, at 4.8% against 2.9% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Germany and India?
- 1.9%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Germany ranks 7th 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 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.