Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Italy
Italy: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Italy, 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 Italy is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Italy peaked at 1.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1884.
That places Italy 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 19 Argentina 1.0% compare
- 20 Thailand 0.9% compare
- 21 Colombia 0.9% compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 0.8% compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8% compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 0.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Italy?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Italy was 0.9% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1884.
- How does Italy rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Italy ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.