Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in China
China: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use was 0.047 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.047 °C
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.047 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0.0001 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in China, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in China is 0.047 °C, 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, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in China peaked at 0.047 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 °C, 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.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in China, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.0001 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0.0002 °C | +94.1% |
| 1853 | 0.0003 °C | +45.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0003 °C | +29.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0004 °C | +21.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0005 °C | +16.3% |
| 1857 | 0.0005 °C | +13.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0006 °C | +10.7% |
| 1859 | 0.0006 °C | +8.9% |
| 1860 | 0.0007 °C | +7.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0007 °C | +5.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0008 °C | +4.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0008 °C | +3.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0008 °C | +2.8% |
| 1865 | 0.0008 °C | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0008 °C | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.0008 °C | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0008 °C | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0008 °C | -1.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0008 °C | -1.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0008 °C | -0.8% |
| 1872 | 0.0008 °C | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0008 °C | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.0008 °C | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.0008 °C | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 0.0008 °C | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 0.0008 °C | +1.8% |
| 1878 | 0.0008 °C | +2.0% |
| 1879 | 0.0009 °C | +2.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0009 °C | +3.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0009 °C | +4.6% |
| 1882 | 0.001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1883 | 0.001 °C | +5.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0011 °C | +5.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0011 °C | +5.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0012 °C | +5.5% |
| 1887 | 0.0013 °C | +5.6% |
| 1888 | 0.0014 °C | +5.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0014 °C | +5.8% |
| 1890 | 0.0015 °C | +6.3% |
| 1891 | 0.0016 °C | +6.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0017 °C | +6.0% |
| 1893 | 0.0018 °C | +5.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0019 °C | +5.7% |
| 1895 | 0.002 °C | +5.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0021 °C | +5.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0022 °C | +5.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0024 °C | +5.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0025 °C | +5.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0026 °C | +5.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0028 °C | +5.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0029 °C | +5.2% |
| 1903 | 0.003 °C | +5.0% |
| 1904 | 0.0032 °C | +4.9% |
| 1905 | 0.0033 °C | +4.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0035 °C | +4.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0036 °C | +4.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0038 °C | +4.4% |
| 1909 | 0.004 °C | +4.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0042 °C | +4.4% |
| 1911 | 0.0043 °C | +4.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0045 °C | +4.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0047 °C | +4.2% |
| 1914 | 0.0049 °C | +4.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0051 °C | +4.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0054 °C | +4.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0056 °C | +4.1% |
| 1918 | 0.0058 °C | +4.0% |
| 1919 | 0.006 °C | +3.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0062 °C | +3.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0065 °C | +3.5% |
| 1922 | 0.0067 °C | +3.3% |
| 1923 | 0.0069 °C | +3.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0071 °C | +3.2% |
| 1925 | 0.0073 °C | +3.1% |
| 1926 | 0.0076 °C | +3.0% |
| 1927 | 0.0078 °C | +2.9% |
| 1928 | 0.008 °C | +2.8% |
| 1929 | 0.0082 °C | +2.8% |
| 1930 | 0.0085 °C | +3.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0087 °C | +3.0% |
| 1932 | 0.009 °C | +3.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0092 °C | +2.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0095 °C | +2.9% |
| 1935 | 0.0098 °C | +2.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0101 °C | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 0.0103 °C | +2.7% |
| 1938 | 0.0106 °C | +2.7% |
| 1939 | 0.0109 °C | +2.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0112 °C | +2.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0115 °C | +2.8% |
| 1942 | 0.0118 °C | +2.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0122 °C | +2.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0125 °C | +2.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0128 °C | +2.8% |
| 1946 | 0.0132 °C | +2.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0135 °C | +2.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0139 °C | +2.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0143 °C | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.0147 °C | +3.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0153 °C | +3.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0158 °C | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0162 °C | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0168 °C | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0173 °C | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0178 °C | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0182 °C | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0186 °C | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0189 °C | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0192 °C | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0196 °C | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0201 °C | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0207 °C | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0212 °C | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0218 °C | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0224 °C | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0229 °C | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0234 °C | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0242 °C | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0249 °C | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0255 °C | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0263 °C | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0271 °C | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0278 °C | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0285 °C | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0292 °C | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.03 °C | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0309 °C | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0315 °C | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0322 °C | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0328 °C | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0333 °C | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0339 °C | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0345 °C | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0349 °C | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0354 °C | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0359 °C | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0364 °C | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0369 °C | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0375 °C | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.038 °C | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0384 °C | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0389 °C | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0394 °C | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.04 °C | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0405 °C | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.041 °C | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0416 °C | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0422 °C | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0426 °C | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0431 °C | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0434 °C | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0438 °C | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0441 °C | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0445 °C | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0448 °C | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0451 °C | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0454 °C | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0457 °C | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0459 °C | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0461 °C | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0463 °C | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0465 °C | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0466 °C | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0467 °C | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0468 °C | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0469 °C | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0469 °C | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0469 °C | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0469 °C | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0469 °C | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0469 °C | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.047 °C | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.047 °C | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.047 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005 °C, 99.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.047 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 °C, 108.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +94.1% | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C |
| 1853 | +45.1% | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C |
| 1854 | +29.4% | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0009 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0014 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.002 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0025 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0033 °C | 0.0026 °C | 0.004 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0051 °C | 0.0042 °C | 0.006 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0072 °C | 0.0062 °C | 0.0082 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0097 °C | 0.0085 °C | 0.0109 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0127 °C | 0.0112 °C | 0.0143 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.017 °C | 0.0147 °C | 0.0189 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0216 °C | 0.0192 °C | 0.0242 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0282 °C | 0.0249 °C | 0.0315 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0346 °C | 0.0322 °C | 0.0369 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0398 °C | 0.0375 °C | 0.0422 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0442 °C | 0.0426 °C | 0.0457 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0466 °C | 0.0459 °C | 0.0469 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0469 °C | 0.0469 °C | 0.047 °C | 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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in China?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in China was 0.047 °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 agriculture and land use recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.047 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 °C in 1851.
- How does China rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- China ranks 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.