Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Japan
Japan: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 2.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2017
All-time low
0.4%
in 1857
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 2.1%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Japan peaked at 2.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1857.
Japan ranks 10th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.4% | — |
| 1852 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 1856 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 1862 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 1884 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1896 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1897 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1898 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 1902 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 1905 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 1908 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 1911 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 1912 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 1914 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 1915 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 1916 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 1918 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 1920 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 1922 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 1923 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1927 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 1930 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1931 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 1933 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1934 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1935 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 1937 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 1941 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 1942 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 1944 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 1947 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 1949 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 23.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 31.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Japan?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Japan was 2.1% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1857.
- How does Japan rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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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Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.