Perceptions on the hottest annual global temperatures in the last 18 years in Europe

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 26, 2021

This statistic presents the perceived changes in annual global temperatures in the last 18 years, in selected European Countries in 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, the average guess among respondents in these countries was between 7 to 13 years, compared to the actual figure of 17.

How many of the last 18 years have been the hottest for the world as a whole since 1961?*

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Release date

December 2018

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

September 28 to October 16, 2018

Number of respondents

28,115*

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Respondents in 37 countries around the world via the Ipsos Online Panel System. *The question on the survey was framed as follows ''The World Meteorological Organization collects annual global temperatures, to see whether they are rising or falling across the world. How many of the last 18 years have been the hottest for the world as a whole since they began collecting data in 1961?''

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