Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Afghanistan, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Afghanistan is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2% in 1871 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 110th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 174 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 107 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
- 108 Bahrain 0.1% compare
- 109 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
- 111 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 112 Singapore 0.1% compare
- 113 Central African Republic 0.1% compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Afghanistan?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Afghanistan was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1871.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Afghanistan ranks 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.