Global warming fossil in China
China: Global warming fossil was 0.1704 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1704
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
2nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.1704
in 2024
All-time low
-0.0001
in 1875
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Global warming fossil in China, 1851–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, global warming fossil in China stood at 0.1704. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming fossil in China peaked at 0.1704 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.0001, in 1875.
That places China 2nd out of 214 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.
Global warming fossil in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | +86.6% |
| 1853 | 0 | +39.3% |
| 1854 | 0 | +23.1% |
| 1855 | 0 | +14.6% |
| 1856 | 0.0001 | +9.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0001 | +5.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0001 | +1.7% |
| 1859 | 0.0001 | -1.3% |
| 1860 | 0.0001 | -4.4% |
| 1861 | 0 | -6.5% |
| 1862 | 0 | -8.8% |
| 1863 | 0 | -11.8% |
| 1864 | 0 | -15.8% |
| 1865 | 0 | -21.5% |
| 1866 | 0 | -31.0% |
| 1867 | 0 | -50.2% |
| 1868 | -0 | -111.2% |
| 1869 | -0 | +1083.5% |
| 1870 | -0 | +99.3% |
| 1871 | -0 | +40.8% |
| 1872 | -0 | +22.6% |
| 1873 | -0 | +13.2% |
| 1874 | -0 | +7.1% |
| 1875 | -0.0001 | +2.3% |
| 1876 | -0 | -2.0% |
| 1877 | -0 | -6.2% |
| 1878 | -0 | -11.2% |
| 1879 | -0 | -17.7% |
| 1880 | -0 | -27.5% |
| 1881 | -0 | -44.0% |
| 1882 | -0 | -89.2% |
| 1883 | 0 | -919.6% |
| 1884 | 0 | +124.1% |
| 1885 | 0 | +60.7% |
| 1886 | 0.0001 | +41.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0001 | +31.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0001 | +25.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0001 | +21.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0001 | +19.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0002 | +16.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0002 | +14.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0002 | +12.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0003 | +11.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0003 | +10.6% |
| 1896 | 0.0003 | +9.8% |
| 1897 | 0.0003 | +9.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0004 | +8.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0004 | +8.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0004 | +7.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0004 | +7.1% |
| 1902 | 0.0005 | +6.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0005 | +6.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0005 | +6.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0006 | +6.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0006 | +6.8% |
| 1907 | 0.0007 | +7.9% |
| 1908 | 0.0007 | +7.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0008 | +7.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0008 | +6.9% |
| 1911 | 0.0009 | +7.0% |
| 1912 | 0.0009 | +5.6% |
| 1913 | 0.001 | +5.8% |
| 1914 | 0.001 | +5.9% |
| 1915 | 0.0011 | +5.7% |
| 1916 | 0.0012 | +5.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0012 | +5.7% |
| 1918 | 0.0013 | +5.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0014 | +5.7% |
| 1920 | 0.0015 | +5.6% |
| 1921 | 0.0015 | +5.2% |
| 1922 | 0.0016 | +5.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0017 | +5.1% |
| 1924 | 0.0018 | +4.9% |
| 1925 | 0.0019 | +4.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0019 | +4.0% |
| 1927 | 0.002 | +3.9% |
| 1928 | 0.0021 | +3.7% |
| 1929 | 0.0022 | +3.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0022 | +3.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0023 | +3.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0024 | +3.5% |
| 1933 | 0.0025 | +3.5% |
| 1934 | 0.0026 | +3.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0026 | +3.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0027 | +3.6% |
| 1937 | 0.0028 | +3.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0029 | +2.9% |
| 1939 | 0.003 | +3.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0031 | +3.5% |
| 1941 | 0.0032 | +4.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0034 | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 0.0035 | +3.5% |
| 1944 | 0.0036 | +3.3% |
| 1945 | 0.0037 | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0037 | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0038 | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0039 | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 0.0039 | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 0.004 | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0041 | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0043 | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0044 | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0046 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0048 | +4.1% |
| 1956 | 0.005 | +4.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0052 | +4.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0057 | +8.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0063 | +10.9% |
| 1960 | 0.007 | +10.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0075 | +6.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0079 | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0082 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0086 | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0091 | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0096 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.01 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0104 | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.011 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0117 | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0124 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0132 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.014 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0148 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0157 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0166 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0176 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0186 | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0196 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0206 | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0216 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0228 | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.024 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0253 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0267 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0281 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0297 | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0313 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.033 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0346 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0363 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.038 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0398 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0417 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0437 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0458 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0479 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0498 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0518 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0538 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0559 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0582 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.061 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0639 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0673 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.071 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.075 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0791 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0835 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0882 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0935 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.099 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1045 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.11 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1154 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1207 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1262 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1319 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1379 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1439 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1502 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1568 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1636 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1704 | +4.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1704 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006, 268.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1704 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002, 749.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global warming fossil in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 | -1083.5% | -0 | -0 |
| 1883 | +919.6% | -0 | 0 |
| 1884 | +124.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1868 | -111.2% | 0 | -0 |
| 1870 | -99.3% | -0 | -0 |
| 1882 | +89.2% | -0 | -0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0.0001 | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 | -0 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0 | -0.0001 | -0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | -0 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0003 | 0.0001 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0006 | 0.0004 | 0.0008 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0011 | 0.0008 | 0.0014 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0018 | 0.0015 | 0.0022 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0026 | 0.0022 | 0.003 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0036 | 0.0031 | 0.0039 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0049 | 0.004 | 0.0063 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0089 | 0.007 | 0.011 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0154 | 0.0117 | 0.0196 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0263 | 0.0206 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0429 | 0.0346 | 0.0518 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0669 | 0.0538 | 0.0835 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1127 | 0.0882 | 0.1379 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.157 | 0.1439 | 0.1704 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming fossil in China?
- Global warming fossil in China was 0.1704 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming fossil recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1704 in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming fossil recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0001 in 1875.
- How does China rank for global warming fossil?
- China ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming fossil rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming fossil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 174 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).