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Global warming land in China

China: Global warming land was 0.047 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.047
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.047
in 2024
All-time low
0.0001
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024

Global warming land in China, 1851–2024

00.010.020.030.040.05185119372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for global warming land in China is 0.047, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global warming land in China peaked at 0.047 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1851.

China ranks 3rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Global warming land in China, year by year

Year Value Change
1851 0.0001 —
1852 0.0002 +94.1%
1853 0.0003 +45.1%
1854 0.0003 +29.4%
1855 0.0004 +21.2%
1856 0.0005 +16.3%
1857 0.0005 +13.1%
1858 0.0006 +10.7%
1859 0.0006 +8.9%
1860 0.0007 +7.0%
1861 0.0007 +5.1%
1862 0.0008 +4.2%
1863 0.0008 +3.4%
1864 0.0008 +2.8%
1865 0.0008 +1.3%
1866 0.0008 +0.8%
1867 0.0008 +0.0%
1868 0.0008 -0.5%
1869 0.0008 -1.1%
1870 0.0008 -1.1%
1871 0.0008 -0.8%
1872 0.0008 -0.2%
1873 0.0008 +0.0%
1874 0.0008 +0.5%
1875 0.0008 +0.5%
1876 0.0008 +1.1%
1877 0.0008 +1.8%
1878 0.0008 +2.0%
1879 0.0009 +2.7%
1880 0.0009 +3.6%
1881 0.0009 +4.6%
1882 0.001 +5.0%
1883 0.001 +5.2%
1884 0.0011 +5.3%
1885 0.0011 +5.1%
1886 0.0012 +5.5%
1887 0.0013 +5.6%
1888 0.0014 +5.7%
1889 0.0014 +5.8%
1890 0.0015 +6.3%
1891 0.0016 +6.4%
1892 0.0017 +6.0%
1893 0.0018 +5.8%
1894 0.0019 +5.7%
1895 0.002 +5.4%
1896 0.0021 +5.3%
1897 0.0022 +5.3%
1898 0.0024 +5.2%
1899 0.0025 +5.1%
1900 0.0026 +5.2%
1901 0.0028 +5.3%
1902 0.0029 +5.2%
1903 0.003 +5.0%
1904 0.0032 +4.9%
1905 0.0033 +4.7%
1906 0.0035 +4.6%
1907 0.0036 +4.5%
1908 0.0038 +4.4%
1909 0.004 +4.4%
1910 0.0042 +4.4%
1911 0.0043 +4.5%
1912 0.0045 +4.4%
1913 0.0047 +4.2%
1914 0.0049 +4.3%
1915 0.0051 +4.3%
1916 0.0054 +4.1%
1917 0.0056 +4.1%
1918 0.0058 +4.0%
1919 0.006 +3.9%
1920 0.0062 +3.7%
1921 0.0065 +3.5%
1922 0.0067 +3.3%
1923 0.0069 +3.3%
1924 0.0071 +3.2%
1925 0.0073 +3.1%
1926 0.0076 +3.0%
1927 0.0078 +2.9%
1928 0.008 +2.8%
1929 0.0082 +2.8%
1930 0.0085 +3.0%
1931 0.0087 +3.0%
1932 0.009 +3.0%
1933 0.0092 +2.9%
1934 0.0095 +2.9%
1935 0.0098 +2.9%
1936 0.0101 +2.8%
1937 0.0103 +2.7%
1938 0.0106 +2.7%
1939 0.0109 +2.7%
1940 0.0112 +2.8%
1941 0.0115 +2.8%
1942 0.0118 +2.8%
1943 0.0122 +2.8%
1944 0.0125 +2.8%
1945 0.0128 +2.8%
1946 0.0132 +2.7%
1947 0.0135 +2.7%
1948 0.0139 +2.6%
1949 0.0143 +2.6%
1950 0.0147 +3.3%
1951 0.0153 +3.9%
1952 0.0158 +3.1%
1953 0.0162 +2.9%
1954 0.0168 +3.3%
1955 0.0173 +3.1%
1956 0.0178 +2.7%
1957 0.0182 +2.6%
1958 0.0186 +1.9%
1959 0.0189 +1.7%
1960 0.0192 +1.5%
1961 0.0196 +2.4%
1962 0.0201 +2.5%
1963 0.0207 +2.7%
1964 0.0212 +2.6%
1965 0.0218 +3.0%
1966 0.0224 +2.7%
1967 0.0229 +2.2%
1968 0.0234 +2.3%
1969 0.0242 +3.2%
1970 0.0249 +2.9%
1971 0.0255 +2.4%
1972 0.0263 +3.2%
1973 0.0271 +2.9%
1974 0.0278 +2.8%
1975 0.0285 +2.5%
1976 0.0292 +2.3%
1977 0.03 +2.8%
1978 0.0309 +2.9%
1979 0.0315 +2.1%
1980 0.0322 +2.0%
1981 0.0328 +1.8%
1982 0.0333 +1.8%
1983 0.0339 +1.7%
1984 0.0345 +1.6%
1985 0.0349 +1.4%
1986 0.0354 +1.4%
1987 0.0359 +1.4%
1988 0.0364 +1.4%
1989 0.0369 +1.4%
1990 0.0375 +1.4%
1991 0.038 +1.3%
1992 0.0384 +1.3%
1993 0.0389 +1.2%
1994 0.0394 +1.3%
1995 0.04 +1.3%
1996 0.0405 +1.5%
1997 0.041 +1.3%
1998 0.0416 +1.4%
1999 0.0422 +1.3%
2000 0.0426 +1.1%
2001 0.0431 +1.0%
2002 0.0434 +0.9%
2003 0.0438 +0.8%
2004 0.0441 +0.8%
2005 0.0445 +0.8%
2006 0.0448 +0.8%
2007 0.0451 +0.6%
2008 0.0454 +0.7%
2009 0.0457 +0.6%
2010 0.0459 +0.5%
2011 0.0461 +0.5%
2012 0.0463 +0.4%
2013 0.0465 +0.4%
2014 0.0466 +0.3%
2015 0.0467 +0.3%
2016 0.0468 +0.1%
2017 0.0469 +0.2%
2018 0.0469 +0.1%
2019 0.0469 -0.0%
2020 0.0469 -0.0%
2021 0.0469 +0.0%
2022 0.0469 +0.1%
2023 0.047 +0.1%
2024 0.047 +0.1%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.047 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005, 99.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.047 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004, 108.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Global warming land 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.

YearChange FromTo
1852 +94.1% 0.0001 0.0002
1853 +45.1% 0.0002 0.0003
1854 +29.4% 0.0003 0.0003

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0004 0.0001 0.0006 9
1860s 0.0008 0.0007 0.0008 10
1870s 0.0008 0.0008 0.0009 10
1880s 0.0011 0.0009 0.0014 10
1890s 0.002 0.0015 0.0025 10
1900s 0.0033 0.0026 0.004 10
1910s 0.0051 0.0042 0.006 10
1920s 0.0072 0.0062 0.0082 10
1930s 0.0097 0.0085 0.0109 10
1940s 0.0127 0.0112 0.0143 10
1950s 0.017 0.0147 0.0189 10
1960s 0.0216 0.0192 0.0242 10
1970s 0.0282 0.0249 0.0315 10
1980s 0.0346 0.0322 0.0369 10
1990s 0.0398 0.0375 0.0422 10
2000s 0.0442 0.0426 0.0457 10
2010s 0.0466 0.0459 0.0469 10
2020s 0.0469 0.0469 0.047 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 Brazil 0.0726 compare
  2. 2 United States 0.068 compare
  3. 4 Russia 0.0459 compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 0.039 compare
  5. 6 India 0.0386 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is global warming land in China?
Global warming land in China was 0.047 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest global warming land recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.047 in 2024.
What is the lowest global warming land recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1851.
How does China rank for global warming land?
China ranks 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is global warming land rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Global warming land
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,974 data points, 1851–2024
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