Global temperature in the 2000s

Decade average+0.59°C1951–1980

vs previous decade+0.20°C

Warmest year2005+0.68°C

CO₂ average378.8 ppmMauna Loa

Each year

2000+0.39°C

2001+0.53°C

2002+0.63°C

2003+0.62°C

2004+0.53°C

2005+0.68°C

2006+0.64°C

2007+0.66°C

2008+0.54°C

2009+0.66°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
2000	+0.39°C	+0.50°C	+0.29°C	32
2001	+0.53°C	+0.64°C	+0.43°C	25
2002	+0.63°C	+0.71°C	+0.54°C	20
2003	+0.62°C	+0.75°C	+0.49°C	21
2004	+0.53°C	+0.66°C	+0.41°C	26
2005	+0.68°C	+0.86°C	+0.50°C	14
2006	+0.64°C	+0.82°C	+0.46°C	19
2007	+0.66°C	+0.85°C	+0.48°C	16
2008	+0.54°C	+0.68°C	+0.41°C	24
2009	+0.66°C	+0.72°C	+0.59°C	17

1880s−0.22°C

1890s−0.24°C

1900s−0.32°C

1910s−0.34°C

1920s−0.24°C

1930s−0.12°C

1940s+0.04°C

1950s−0.05°C

1960s−0.03°C

1970s+0.03°C

1980s+0.25°C

1990s+0.39°C

2000s ◀+0.59°C

2010s+0.81°C

2020s+1.07°C

Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.