Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in India
India: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in India, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 4.8% for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in India peaked at 6.5% in 1851 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1921.
That places India 5th 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 | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 1860s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in India?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in India was 4.8% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1851.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1921.
- How does India rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- India ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.