Germany vs Japan: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Germany
2.9%
in 2024
Japan
2.1%
in 2024
Germany rank
7th
Japan rank
10th
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.9% against 2.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 7th and Japan ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 1860s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Germany |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 0.4% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 1880s | 2.9% | 0.5% | 2.4% | Germany |
| 1890s | 3.2% | 0.5% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 0.6% | 3.1% | Germany |
| 1910s | 4.2% | 0.7% | 3.5% | Germany |
| 1920s | 4.4% | 0.8% | 3.5% | Germany |
| 1930s | 4.3% | 1.0% | 3.4% | Germany |
| 1940s | 4.3% | 1.1% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1950s | 4.2% | 1.1% | 3.1% | Germany |
| 1960s | 4.3% | 1.3% | 3.0% | Germany |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Germany |
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 Japan?
- Germany, at 2.9% against 2.1% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between Germany and Japan?
- 0.8%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Germany ranks 7th 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.