The general public's concern that global climate change will harm them personally at some point in their lifetime has increased between 2015 and 2021. According to a 2021 survey, nearly 37 percent of residents in Germany were very concerned about climate change affecting them personally. In Japan, however, the share of respondents concerned about climate change saw a decline.
Public concern about the personal effects of climate change in major economies worldwide between 2015 and 2021
March 12 to May 26, 2021; February 1 to 7, 2021 (U.S.)
Number of respondents
16,254 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
survey conducted across 17 advanced economies
Supplementary notes
Survey question: How concerned are you, if at all, that global climate change will harm you personally at some point in your lifetime? Are you very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned or not at all concerned?
The statistic is based on figures for "very concerned".
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Pew Research Center. (September 14, 2021). Public concern about the personal effects of climate change in major economies worldwide between 2015 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294012/global-concern-personal-effects-of-climate-change-in-major-economies/
Pew Research Center. "Public concern about the personal effects of climate change in major economies worldwide between 2015 and 2021." Chart. September 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294012/global-concern-personal-effects-of-climate-change-in-major-economies/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Public concern about the personal effects of climate change in major economies worldwide between 2015 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294012/global-concern-personal-effects-of-climate-change-in-major-economies/
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Public concern about the personal effects of climate change in major economies worldwide between 2015 and 2021 [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294012/global-concern-personal-effects-of-climate-change-in-major-economies/
