Public perception regarding rise in Earth's temperature worldwide 2022

Published by
Erick Burgueño Salas,
Sep 20, 2023
According to the survey conducted in 2022, the majority of respondents did not know how much warmer the Earth has gotten in recent times. The true value of the rise in the Earth's temperature is one degree Celsius and the mean value is 2.1 degrees Celsius.

Public perception regarding how much the Earth has warmed worldwide in 2022

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Release date

April 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

18 February to 4 March, 2022

Number of respondents

23,577 online adults

Age group

16-74 years*

Special properties

across 31 countries

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The question posed during the survey was as follows:
"How much do you think the climate of the Earth has warmed since 1850, if at all?"

*The survey was conducted online, amongst adults aged between 16-74 in 30 countries and adults aged between 16-99 in Norway

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