Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in China
China: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0.2174 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2174 °C
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2174 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0.0001 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in China, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
China recorded 0.2174 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in China peaked at 0.2174 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 °C, in 1851.
China ranks 2nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in China, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.0001 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0.0002 °C | +93.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0003 °C | +44.4% |
| 1854 | 0.0004 °C | +28.7% |
| 1855 | 0.0005 °C | +20.5% |
| 1856 | 0.0005 °C | +15.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0006 °C | +12.4% |
| 1858 | 0.0007 °C | +9.8% |
| 1859 | 0.0007 °C | +8.0% |
| 1860 | 0.0007 °C | +6.1% |
| 1861 | 0.0008 °C | +4.3% |
| 1862 | 0.0008 °C | +3.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0008 °C | +2.6% |
| 1864 | 0.0008 °C | +1.9% |
| 1865 | 0.0008 °C | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0008 °C | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0008 °C | -1.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0008 °C | -1.7% |
| 1869 | 0.0008 °C | -2.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0008 °C | -2.6% |
| 1871 | 0.0008 °C | -2.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0008 °C | -1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0008 °C | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0008 °C | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0008 °C | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 0.0008 °C | +1.3% |
| 1877 | 0.0008 °C | +2.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0008 °C | +2.8% |
| 1879 | 0.0008 °C | +3.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0009 °C | +4.9% |
| 1881 | 0.0009 °C | +5.9% |
| 1882 | 0.001 °C | +6.4% |
| 1883 | 0.0011 °C | +6.6% |
| 1884 | 0.0011 °C | +6.7% |
| 1885 | 0.0012 °C | +6.4% |
| 1886 | 0.0013 °C | +6.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0014 °C | +6.9% |
| 1888 | 0.0015 °C | +6.9% |
| 1889 | 0.0016 °C | +6.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0017 °C | +7.3% |
| 1891 | 0.0018 °C | +7.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0019 °C | +6.8% |
| 1893 | 0.002 °C | +6.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0022 °C | +6.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0023 °C | +6.0% |
| 1896 | 0.0024 °C | +5.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0026 °C | +5.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0027 °C | +5.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0029 °C | +5.5% |
| 1900 | 0.003 °C | +5.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0032 °C | +5.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0034 °C | +5.4% |
| 1903 | 0.0035 °C | +5.3% |
| 1904 | 0.0037 °C | +5.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0039 °C | +4.9% |
| 1906 | 0.0041 °C | +5.0% |
| 1907 | 0.0043 °C | +5.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0045 °C | +5.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0047 °C | +4.9% |
| 1910 | 0.005 °C | +4.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0052 °C | +4.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0055 °C | +4.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0057 °C | +4.5% |
| 1914 | 0.006 °C | +4.6% |
| 1915 | 0.0062 °C | +4.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0065 °C | +4.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0068 °C | +4.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0071 °C | +4.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0074 °C | +4.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0077 °C | +4.1% |
| 1921 | 0.008 °C | +3.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0083 °C | +3.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0086 °C | +3.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0089 °C | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 0.0092 °C | +3.4% |
| 1926 | 0.0095 °C | +3.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0098 °C | +3.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0101 °C | +3.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0104 °C | +3.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0107 °C | +3.1% |
| 1931 | 0.011 °C | +3.1% |
| 1932 | 0.0114 °C | +3.1% |
| 1933 | 0.0117 °C | +3.0% |
| 1934 | 0.0121 °C | +3.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0124 °C | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 0.0128 °C | +3.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0132 °C | +2.9% |
| 1938 | 0.0135 °C | +2.7% |
| 1939 | 0.0139 °C | +2.8% |
| 1940 | 0.0143 °C | +2.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0147 °C | +3.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0152 °C | +3.1% |
| 1943 | 0.0156 °C | +2.9% |
| 1944 | 0.0161 °C | +2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0165 °C | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 0.0169 °C | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 0.0173 °C | +2.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0178 °C | +2.4% |
| 1949 | 0.0182 °C | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0188 °C | +3.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0194 °C | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0201 °C | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0207 °C | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0214 °C | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0221 °C | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0228 °C | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0235 °C | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0243 °C | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0252 °C | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0262 °C | +3.8% |
| 1961 | 0.0271 °C | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.028 °C | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0289 °C | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0298 °C | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0309 °C | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.032 °C | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0329 °C | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0339 °C | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0352 °C | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0366 °C | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0379 °C | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0395 °C | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.041 °C | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0426 °C | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0442 °C | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0458 °C | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0476 °C | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0495 °C | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0512 °C | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0527 °C | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0544 °C | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0561 °C | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0579 °C | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0597 °C | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0616 °C | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0635 °C | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0656 °C | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0677 °C | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0699 °C | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0721 °C | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0742 °C | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0764 °C | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0787 °C | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0811 °C | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0837 °C | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0864 °C | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0889 °C | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0914 °C | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0939 °C | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0965 °C | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.099 °C | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1017 °C | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1047 °C | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1081 °C | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1118 °C | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1158 °C | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.12 °C | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1245 °C | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1291 °C | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1341 °C | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1396 °C | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1453 °C | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.151 °C | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1566 °C | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1622 °C | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1675 °C | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1731 °C | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1788 °C | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1848 °C | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1908 °C | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1971 °C | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2037 °C | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2105 °C | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2174 °C | +3.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2174 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0016 °C, 135.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2174 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0012 °C, 187.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +93.2% | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C |
| 1853 | +44.4% | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C |
| 1854 | +28.7% | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0007 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0008 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0016 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0022 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0029 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0038 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0047 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0061 °C | 0.005 °C | 0.0074 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.009 °C | 0.0077 °C | 0.0104 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0123 °C | 0.0107 °C | 0.0139 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0163 °C | 0.0143 °C | 0.0182 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0218 °C | 0.0188 °C | 0.0252 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0305 °C | 0.0262 °C | 0.0352 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0436 °C | 0.0366 °C | 0.0512 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0609 °C | 0.0527 °C | 0.0699 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0827 °C | 0.0721 °C | 0.0939 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1111 °C | 0.0965 °C | 0.1291 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1593 °C | 0.1341 °C | 0.1848 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2039 °C | 0.1908 °C | 0.2174 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in China?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in China was 0.2174 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2174 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 °C in 1851.
- How does China rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- China ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.