China, mainland vs Republic of Korea: Temperature change
Temperature change over time
- China, mainland
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 1.92 °C against 1.9 °C in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
China, mainland ranks 61st and Republic of Korea ranks 64th of 233 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 4 and Republic of Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0346 °C | -0.032 °C | 0.0026 °C | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0497 °C | 0.0539 °C | 0.0042 °C | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 0.1922 °C | 0.0224 °C | 0.1698 °C | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 0.6638 °C | 0.7097 °C | 0.0459 °C | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 1.11 °C | 0.8678 °C | 0.2427 °C | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 1.17 °C | 0.9824 °C | 0.1826 °C | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 1.89 °C | 1.89 °C | 0.0062 °C | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature change, China, mainland or Republic of Korea?
- China, mainland, at 1.92 °C against 1.9 °C in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature change between China, mainland and Republic of Korea?
- 0.02 °C, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Republic of Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do China, mainland and Republic of Korea rank globally for temperature change?
- China, mainland ranks 61st and Republic of Korea ranks 64th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Temperature change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Temperature change on land domain disseminates statistics of mean surface temperature change by country, with annual updates. Statistics are available for monthly, seasonal and annual mean temperature anomalies, i.e., temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology, corresponding to the period 1951–1980. The standard deviation of the temperature change of the baseline methodology is also available. Data are based on the publicly available GISTEMP data, the Global Surface Temperature Change data distributed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA-GISS).