Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Australia
Australia: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 1.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Australia, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Australia stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Australia peaked at 1.9% in 1893 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1851.
That places Australia 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 1860s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Australia?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Australia was 1.5% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1893.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1851.
- How does Australia rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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.