Climate change opinion by country

Climate change opinion is the aggregate of public opinion held by the adult population. Cost constraints often restrict surveys to sample only one or two countries from each continent or focus on only one region. Because of differences among questions, wording, and methods—it is difficult to reliably compare results or to generalize them to opinions held world-wide.

In 2007–2008, the stratified by population size or geography and cluster sampling was achieved through one or more stages. Although error bounds vary, they were all below ±6% with 95% confidence.

Weighting countries to a 2008 World Bank population estimate, sixty-one percent of individuals world-wide were aware of global warming, developed countries more aware than developing, with Africa the least aware. The median of people perceiving it as a threat was 47%. Latin America and developed countries in Asia led the belief that climate change was a result of human activities, while Africa, parts of Asia and the Middle East, and countries from the Former Soviet Union led in the opposite. Awareness often translates to concern, although of those aware, individuals Europe and develop countries in Asia perceived global warming as a greater threat than others.

Awareness

Knowing "something" or a "great deal" about global warming when asked "How much do you know about global warming or climate change?"

Caused by human activity

Responding yes when asked, "Temperature rise is part of global warming or climate change. Do you think rising temperatures are [...] a result of human activities?" Note: the other answer option was "a result of natural causes," but respondents were also allowed to indicate "both" (or "no opinion"). People voting "both" are not included in the numbers.

Perceived as threat

Responding that global warming is a serious personal threat.

Country	Awareness	Caused by human activity	Perceived as threat
Afghanistan	25	29	18
Algeria	56	54	46
Angola	43	70	38
Argentina	76	81	71
Armenia	78	28	65
Australia	97	54	75
Austria	95	51	54
Azerbaijan	58	42	43
Bangladesh	33	62	32
Belarus	80	48	30
Belgium	89	50	68
Belize	53	59	45
Benin	21	46	15
Bolivia	55	73	51
Botswana	38	26	30
Brazil	79	80	76
Burkina Faso	36	52	34
Burundi	22	38	20
Cambodia	58	34	51
Cameroon	49	52	32
Canada	95	61	74
Central African Republic	56	58	37
Chad	45	31	38
Chile	73	78	69
China	62	58	21
Colombia	68	77	65
Costa Rica	75	87	72
Czech Republic	87	52	39
Democratic Republic of the Congo	53	52	41
Denmark	90	49	40
Djibouti	43	62	35
Dominican Republic	50	52	46
Ecuador	70	81	69
Egypt	25	60	21
El Salvador	55	75	51
Estonia	88	46	32
Ethiopia	80	56	73
Finland	98	53	39
France	93	63	75
Georgia	62	37	47
Germany	96	59	60
Ghana	26	51	19
Greece	87	84	82
Guatemala	57	72	51
Guinea	55	40	43
Guyana	67	36	56
Haiti	46	38	35
Honduras	62	58	57
Hong Kong	93	78	54
Hungary	93	65	75
Iceland	95	38	33
India	35	53	29
Indonesia	39	55	33
Iran	55	62	43
Iraq	55	38	28
Ireland	94	66	60
Israel	86	63	62
Italy	84	65	76
Japan	99	91	80
Jordan	62	53	51
Kazakhstan	60	54	35
Kenya	56	59	49
Kyrgyzstan	52	42	39
Laos	80	65	49
Latvia	91	54	37
Lebanon	64	64	54
Liberia	15	41	13
Lithuania	91	50	47
Luxembourg	95	60	75
Madagascar	49	67	46
Malaysia	71	63	50
Mali	53	72	48
Malta	75	68	64
Mauritania	44	48	35
Mexico	67	71	63
Moldova	83	48	73
Mongolia	75	54	30
Morocco	30	68	29
Mozambique	54	53	48
Namibia	46	49	35
Nepal	37	48	32
Netherlands	96	44	57
Nicaragua	53	66	49
Niger	24	35	21
Nigeria	28	27	18
Norway	97	47	43
Pakistan	34	25	24
Palestine	67	50	55
Panama	65	73	61
Paraguay	58	79	54
Peru	62	72	58
Philippines	47	72	42
Poland	84	58	54
Portugal	90	79	85
Qatar	64	39	43
Republic of the Congo	41	58	31
Romania	81	60	66
Russia	85	52	39
Rwanda	30	44	22
Saudi Arabia	49	39	40
Senegal	36	27	33
Sierra Leone	36	31	24
Singapore	84	44	59
South Africa	31	29	21
South Korea	93	92	80
Spain	85	71	69
Sri Lanka	73	63	65
Sudan	47	69	42
Sweden	96	64	56
Syria	56	54	41
Taiwan	91	70	70
Tajikistan	43	81	19
Tanzania	53	15	48
Thailand	88	55	61
Togo	29	43	23
Trinidad and Tobago	72	76	71
Tunisia	60	50	46
Turkey	74	70	66
Uganda	35	66	30
Ukraine	79	51	52
United Kingdom	97	48	69
United States	97	49	63
Uruguay	73	75	68
Uzbekistan	53	18	38
Venezuela	63	65	62
Vietnam	73	49	53
Zambia	27	43	18
Zimbabwe	52	41	36

See Also

• Fewer Americans, Europeans View Global Warming as a Threat Gallup Poll April 20, 2011
• Poll results on the question "The climate change we are currently seeing is largely the result of human activity" Global Trend Survey 2014

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