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Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in New Zealand

New Zealand: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
50th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1851
All-time low
0.3%
in 2024
Years of data
174
1851–2024

Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in New Zealand, 1851–2024

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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 New Zealand is 0.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 174 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% 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 New Zealand peaked at 0.5% in 1851 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.

New Zealand ranks 50th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 174 years of available data.

Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in New Zealand, year by year

Year % Change
1851 0.5% —
1852 0.5% -4.0%
1853 0.5% -2.1%
1854 0.5% -2.4%
1855 0.5% -1.9%
1856 0.5% -1.5%
1857 0.5% -1.2%
1858 0.5% -1.8%
1859 0.4% -1.5%
1860 0.4% -0.5%
1861 0.4% -0.0%
1862 0.4% +0.1%
1863 0.4% +0.0%
1864 0.4% -0.0%
1865 0.4% +0.2%
1866 0.4% +0.2%
1867 0.5% +0.3%
1868 0.5% +0.6%
1869 0.5% +0.4%
1870 0.5% -0.0%
1871 0.5% -0.1%
1872 0.5% -0.4%
1873 0.5% -0.0%
1874 0.5% -0.1%
1875 0.5% -0.1%
1876 0.5% -0.2%
1877 0.4% -0.2%
1878 0.4% -0.3%
1879 0.4% -0.2%
1880 0.4% +0.5%
1881 0.5% +0.7%
1882 0.5% +0.9%
1883 0.5% +0.6%
1884 0.5% +0.7%
1885 0.5% +0.7%
1886 0.5% +0.6%
1887 0.5% +0.7%
1888 0.5% +0.6%
1889 0.5% +0.5%
1890 0.5% +0.7%
1891 0.5% +0.7%
1892 0.5% +0.5%
1893 0.5% +0.7%
1894 0.5% +0.6%
1895 0.5% +0.6%
1896 0.5% +0.6%
1897 0.5% +0.6%
1898 0.5% +0.5%
1899 0.5% +0.5%
1900 0.5% +0.2%
1901 0.5% +0.1%
1902 0.5% -0.1%
1903 0.5% -0.1%
1904 0.5% -0.0%
1905 0.5% -0.2%
1906 0.5% -0.2%
1907 0.5% -0.3%
1908 0.5% -0.2%
1909 0.5% -0.3%
1910 0.5% -0.0%
1911 0.5% -0.0%
1912 0.5% +0.0%
1913 0.5% -0.1%
1914 0.5% +0.1%
1915 0.5% +0.1%
1916 0.5% +0.1%
1917 0.5% +0.1%
1918 0.5% +0.1%
1919 0.5% +0.2%
1920 0.5% -0.0%
1921 0.5% +0.1%
1922 0.5% +0.0%
1923 0.5% -0.1%
1924 0.5% -0.0%
1925 0.5% -0.1%
1926 0.5% -0.1%
1927 0.5% -0.2%
1928 0.5% -0.0%
1929 0.5% -0.3%
1930 0.5% -0.2%
1931 0.5% -0.1%
1932 0.5% -0.1%
1933 0.5% -0.1%
1934 0.5% -0.2%
1935 0.5% -0.2%
1936 0.5% -0.2%
1937 0.5% -0.2%
1938 0.5% -0.2%
1939 0.5% -0.3%
1940 0.5% -0.3%
1941 0.5% -0.3%
1942 0.5% -0.3%
1943 0.5% -0.2%
1944 0.5% -0.2%
1945 0.5% -0.1%
1946 0.5% -0.1%
1947 0.5% -0.2%
1948 0.5% -0.2%
1949 0.5% -0.1%
1950 0.5% -0.1%
1951 0.5% -0.1%
1952 0.5% +0.0%
1953 0.5% -0.0%
1954 0.5% +0.0%
1955 0.5% -0.0%
1956 0.5% -0.1%
1957 0.5% -0.1%
1958 0.5% -0.1%
1959 0.5% -0.2%
1960 0.5% -0.4%
1961 0.5% -0.5%
1962 0.5% -0.5%
1963 0.5% -0.5%
1964 0.5% -0.6%
1965 0.5% -0.6%
1966 0.5% -0.6%
1967 0.5% -0.5%
1968 0.5% -0.5%
1969 0.5% -0.6%
1970 0.5% -0.7%
1971 0.4% -0.4%
1972 0.4% -0.6%
1973 0.4% -0.7%
1974 0.4% -0.3%
1975 0.4% -0.2%
1976 0.4% -0.5%
1977 0.4% -0.5%
1978 0.4% -0.7%
1979 0.4% -0.7%
1980 0.4% -0.1%
1981 0.4% -0.4%
1982 0.4% -0.6%
1983 0.4% -0.7%
1984 0.4% -0.7%
1985 0.4% -0.8%
1986 0.4% -0.8%
1987 0.4% -0.9%
1988 0.4% -1.0%
1989 0.4% -1.1%
1990 0.4% -1.1%
1991 0.4% -1.0%
1992 0.4% -1.0%
1993 0.4% -0.9%
1994 0.4% -0.9%
1995 0.4% -0.9%
1996 0.4% -0.9%
1997 0.4% -0.9%
1998 0.4% -0.8%
1999 0.4% -0.7%
2000 0.4% -0.8%
2001 0.4% -0.6%
2002 0.4% -0.7%
2003 0.4% -0.8%
2004 0.4% -0.9%
2005 0.4% -0.9%
2006 0.3% -0.9%
2007 0.3% -0.9%
2008 0.3% -0.9%
2009 0.3% -0.9%
2010 0.3% -0.9%
2011 0.3% -1.0%
2012 0.3% -0.9%
2013 0.3% -0.9%
2014 0.3% -0.9%
2015 0.3% -1.0%
2016 0.3% -0.9%
2017 0.3% -0.9%
2018 0.3% -0.9%
2019 0.3% -0.9%
2020 0.3% -0.8%
2021 0.3% -0.9%
2022 0.3% -1.1%
2023 0.3% -1.1%
2024 0.3% -1.1%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 4.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
1860s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
1870s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
1880s 0.5% 0.4% 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 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
1960s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
1970s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in New Zealand?
Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in New Zealand was 0.3% 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1851.
What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
How does New Zealand rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
New Zealand ranks 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 37,410 data points, 1851–2024
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Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.