Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in South Africa
South Africa: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in South Africa, 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 South Africa stood at 1.0%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in South Africa peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1851.
That places South Africa 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in South Africa?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in South Africa was 1.0% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1851.
- How does South Africa rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.