India vs Japan: Decadal temperature anomalies

India
0.2111 °C
in 2010
Japan
0.2038 °C
in 2010
India rank
128th
Japan rank
130th

Decadal temperature anomalies over time

  • India
  • Japan
-2-1.5-1-0.50194019752010

How they compare

India currently reports 0.2111 °C against 0.2038 °C in Japan, a difference of 0.0073 °C.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was India ahead.

India ranks 128th and Japan ranks 130th of 193 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1940s -0.6634 °C -1.84 °C 1.17 °C India
1950s -0.8164 °C -1.07 °C 0.2518 °C India
1960s -0.449 °C -0.9689 °C 0.5199 °C India
1970s -0.3756 °C -0.8309 °C 0.4553 °C India
1980s -0.2746 °C -0.911 °C 0.6364 °C India
1990s -0.2946 °C -0.173 °C 0.1217 °C Japan
2000s 0.0312 °C -0.0452 °C 0.0764 °C India
2010s 0.2111 °C 0.2038 °C 0.0073 °C India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, India or Japan?
India, at 0.2111 °C against 0.2038 °C in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between India and Japan?
0.0073 °C, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
How do India and Japan rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
India ranks 128th and Japan ranks 130th 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

Indicator
Decadal temperature anomalies
Unit
°C
Source
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 1,544 data points, 1940–2010
Last refreshed

Difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.