Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Taiwan
Taiwan: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Taiwan, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 0.3% for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Taiwan peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1894.
That places Taiwan 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 Taiwan?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Taiwan 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1894.
- How does Taiwan rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Taiwan ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.