Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Japan
Japan: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0.033 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.033 °C
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
7th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.033 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Japan, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.033 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Japan peaked at 0.033 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Japan 7th 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.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Japan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.6% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +51.2% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.4% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +26.0% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.9% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.5% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +15.1% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.3% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.9% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.8% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.8% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +9.1% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.4% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.9% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.4% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.9% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +6.0% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1879 | 0.0001 °C | +7.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0001 °C | +6.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0001 °C | +6.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0001 °C | +6.1% |
| 1883 | 0.0001 °C | +6.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0001 °C | +6.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0001 °C | +6.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0001 °C | +5.9% |
| 1887 | 0.0001 °C | +6.3% |
| 1888 | 0.0001 °C | +6.5% |
| 1889 | 0.0001 °C | +6.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0001 °C | +6.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0001 °C | +7.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0001 °C | +6.8% |
| 1893 | 0.0001 °C | +6.6% |
| 1894 | 0.0001 °C | +7.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0001 °C | +7.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0001 °C | +7.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0002 °C | +7.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0002 °C | +7.9% |
| 1899 | 0.0002 °C | +7.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0002 °C | +7.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0002 °C | +8.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0002 °C | +8.0% |
| 1903 | 0.0002 °C | +7.7% |
| 1904 | 0.0003 °C | +7.9% |
| 1905 | 0.0003 °C | +7.5% |
| 1906 | 0.0003 °C | +7.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0003 °C | +7.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0004 °C | +7.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0004 °C | +6.9% |
| 1910 | 0.0004 °C | +6.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0004 °C | +6.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0005 °C | +7.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0005 °C | +7.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0005 °C | +7.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0006 °C | +6.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0006 °C | +6.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0006 °C | +6.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0007 °C | +6.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0007 °C | +6.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0008 °C | +6.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0008 °C | +5.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0009 °C | +5.1% |
| 1923 | 0.0009 °C | +5.2% |
| 1924 | 0.001 °C | +5.1% |
| 1925 | 0.001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1926 | 0.001 °C | +4.8% |
| 1927 | 0.0011 °C | +4.9% |
| 1928 | 0.0012 °C | +4.8% |
| 1929 | 0.0012 °C | +4.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0013 °C | +4.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0013 °C | +3.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0013 °C | +3.3% |
| 1933 | 0.0014 °C | +3.7% |
| 1934 | 0.0014 °C | +4.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0015 °C | +4.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0016 °C | +4.3% |
| 1937 | 0.0016 °C | +4.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0017 °C | +4.4% |
| 1939 | 0.0018 °C | +4.0% |
| 1940 | 0.0019 °C | +4.8% |
| 1941 | 0.002 °C | +4.7% |
| 1942 | 0.002 °C | +4.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0021 °C | +4.2% |
| 1944 | 0.0022 °C | +3.7% |
| 1945 | 0.0022 °C | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 0.0023 °C | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0023 °C | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0024 °C | +2.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0024 °C | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0025 °C | +2.6% |
| 1951 | 0.0026 °C | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0026 °C | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0027 °C | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0028 °C | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0029 °C | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 0.003 °C | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0031 °C | +3.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0032 °C | +3.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0034 °C | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0035 °C | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0037 °C | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0038 °C | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.004 °C | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0043 °C | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 °C | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0047 °C | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.005 °C | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0054 °C | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0057 °C | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0062 °C | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 °C | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 °C | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0076 °C | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.008 °C | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0085 °C | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0089 °C | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0094 °C | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0098 °C | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0103 °C | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0108 °C | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0112 °C | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 °C | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0121 °C | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0125 °C | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.013 °C | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0134 °C | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0138 °C | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0142 °C | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0147 °C | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0152 °C | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0157 °C | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0162 °C | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0167 °C | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0173 °C | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0178 °C | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0184 °C | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0189 °C | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0194 °C | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.02 °C | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0205 °C | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0211 °C | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0216 °C | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0222 °C | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0228 °C | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0233 °C | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0239 °C | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0244 °C | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.025 °C | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0255 °C | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.026 °C | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0265 °C | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0271 °C | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0277 °C | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0282 °C | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0288 °C | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0293 °C | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0298 °C | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0303 °C | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0308 °C | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0312 °C | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0317 °C | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0322 °C | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0326 °C | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.033 °C | +1.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.033 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0012 °C, 28.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.033 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 °C, 145.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +101.6% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +51.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.4% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +26.0% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0007 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.001 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0012 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0018 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0022 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0024 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0029 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.0034 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0045 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0057 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0082 °C | 0.0062 °C | 0.0103 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0127 °C | 0.0108 °C | 0.0147 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0176 °C | 0.0152 °C | 0.02 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.023 °C | 0.0205 °C | 0.0255 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0284 °C | 0.026 °C | 0.0308 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0321 °C | 0.0312 °C | 0.033 °C | 5 |
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More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Japan?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Japan was 0.033 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.033 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Japan rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Japan ranks 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.