Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Germany
Germany: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 2.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Germany, 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 Germany is 2.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Germany peaked at 4.4% in 1944 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1851.
Germany ranks 7th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 174 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 1860s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Germany?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Germany was 2.9% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1944.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1851.
- How does Germany rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.