This statistic presents the share of global population experiencing global warming based on various warming scenarios as of 2018. According to the source, under a average warming temperature of 3 degrees Celsius worldwide, six percent of the global population will actually experience an average warming temperature of 4 degrees Celsius.
Share of global population experiencing warming temperatures as of 2018, by scenario*
* Warming experienced by the global population at present day and in different future Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) scenarios. Based on 2020 projected population data from GPWv4 and CMIP5 multimodel mean warming between 1900-1920 and 2080-2100.
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Carbon Brief. (July 2, 2018). Share of global population experiencing warming temperatures as of 2018, by scenario* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878563/global-warming-temperatures-experienced-by-world-population/
Carbon Brief. "Share of global population experiencing warming temperatures as of 2018, by scenario*." Chart. July 2, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878563/global-warming-temperatures-experienced-by-world-population/
Carbon Brief. (2018). Share of global population experiencing warming temperatures as of 2018, by scenario*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878563/global-warming-temperatures-experienced-by-world-population/
Carbon Brief. "Share of Global Population Experiencing Warming Temperatures as of 2018, by Scenario*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878563/global-warming-temperatures-experienced-by-world-population/
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Share of global population experiencing warming temperatures as of 2018, by scenario* [Graph], Carbon Brief, July 2, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/878563/global-warming-temperatures-experienced-by-world-population/
