Australia vs China: Decadal temperature anomalies
Australia
0.1771 °C
in 2010
China
0.1762 °C
in 2010
Australia rank
141st
China rank
142nd
Decadal temperature anomalies over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1771 °C against 0.1762 °C in China, a difference of 0.0009 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 141st and China ranks 142nd of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3386 °C | -0.5902 °C | 0.2516 °C | Australia |
| 1950s | -0.193 °C | -0.9057 °C | 0.7126 °C | Australia |
| 1960s | -0.327 °C | -0.9853 °C | 0.6584 °C | Australia |
| 1970s | -0.6393 °C | -0.9528 °C | 0.3135 °C | Australia |
| 1980s | -0.1894 °C | -0.7847 °C | 0.5953 °C | Australia |
| 1990s | -0.1345 °C | -0.2968 °C | 0.1623 °C | Australia |
| 2000s | -0.0766 °C | 0.0578 °C | 0.1344 °C | China |
| 2010s | 0.1771 °C | 0.1762 °C | 0.0009 °C | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 0.1771 °C against 0.1762 °C in China as of 2010.
- What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Australia and China?
- 0.0009 °C, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Australia ranks 141st and China ranks 142nd 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 Decadal 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 of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.