Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in France
France: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in France, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 1.3% for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in France peaked at 2.7% in 1869 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2024.
That places France 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 174 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 1860s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More reference data data for France
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- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3048 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in France?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in France was 1.3% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1869.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- How does France rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- France ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.