Afghanistan vs China: Autumn temperature anomalies
Afghanistan
1.44 °C
in 2025
China
1.34 °C
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
32nd
China rank
34th
Autumn temperature anomalies over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.44 °C against 1.34 °C in China, a difference of 0.1 °C.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 47 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 32nd and China ranks 34th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and China in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6562 °C | -0.3186 °C | 0.3375 °C | China |
| 1950s | -0.8667 °C | -0.51 °C | 0.3566 °C | China |
| 1960s | -1.39 °C | -0.7999 °C | 0.5941 °C | China |
| 1970s | -0.9702 °C | -0.9183 °C | 0.0519 °C | China |
| 1980s | -0.8658 °C | -0.8761 °C | 0.0103 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | -0.5306 °C | -0.3012 °C | 0.2294 °C | China |
| 2000s | 0.0027 °C | 0.066 °C | 0.0633 °C | China |
| 2010s | 0.6455 °C | 0.1677 °C | 0.4778 °C | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.9337 °C | 1.19 °C | 0.2547 °C | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher autumn temperature anomalies, Afghanistan or China?
- Afghanistan, at 1.44 °C against 1.34 °C in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in autumn temperature anomalies between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.1 °C, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd and China ranks 34th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.