Latin America, Africa More Concerned about Climate Change Compared with Other Regions Regional medians
A global median of 54% consider climate change a very serious problem, according to our survey of 40 nations. But there are regional differences on views of climate change, with people from Latin America and Africa expressing more concern than others. Before delegates from 195 nations approved a landmark climate accord in Paris this year to limit carbon emissions, our spring survey found a median of 78% supporting such a deal.
Latin America, Africa More Concerned about Climate Change  | Compared with Other Regions  | Regional medians  | Very concerned that  | Climate change is a  | Climate change is  | Very climate change will  | very serious problem  | harming people now  | harm me personally  | Latin America 74%  | 77  | 63  | Africa 61  | 52  | 61  | Europe  | 54  | 60  | 27  | Asia/Pacific  | 45  | 48  | 37  | Middle East 38  | 27  | 26  | U.S.  | 45  | 41  | 30  | China 18  | 49  | 15  | 54%  | 51%  | 40%  | global MEDIAN  | GLOBAL MEDIAN  | global MEDIAN  | Note: Russia and Ukraine not included in Europe median. Asia Pacific median includes China,  | Source: Spring 2015 Global Attitudes survey. Q32, Q41 & Q42.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 