{"id":278171,"date":"2025-11-05T12:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=278171"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:53:54","slug":"people-in-middle-income-countries-say-climate-change-is-affecting-their-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2025\/11\/05\/people-in-middle-income-countries-say-climate-change-is-affecting-their-community\/","title":{"rendered":"People in Middle-Income Countries Say Climate Change Is Affecting Their Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-prc-block-subtitle\" aria-level=\"2\">Majorities are willing to alter the way they live and work to reduce effects of climate change<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"70736e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #70736e;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/PG_25.11.05_ClimateMIC_featured@2x.png?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/PG_25.11.05_ClimateMIC_featured@2x.png?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/PG_25.11.05_ClimateMIC_featured@2x.png?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/PG_25.11.05_ClimateMIC_featured@2x.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/PG_25.11.05_ClimateMIC_featured@2x.png?resize=1280,720 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/PG_25.11.05_ClimateMIC_featured@2x.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278294 not-transparent\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Children play at a reservoir run dry due to drought in Kuta Cot Glie, Indonesia, on Jan. 24, 2024. (Chaideer Mahyuddin\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-61b01db2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>How we did this<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on public opinion of climate change and its effects in nine middle-income countries. Opinions surrounding climate change are examined in the context of long-term trend data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=278299\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f8f9f8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f8f9f8;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_hwdt_01.png?resize=480,356 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_hwdt_01.png?resize=782,579 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_hwdt_01.png?resize=960,711 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_hwdt_01.png?resize=1200,889 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_hwdt_01.png?resize=1280,948 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"474\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_hwdt_01.png?w=640\" alt=\"A map showing Countries included in this report \" class=\"wp-image-278299 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This analysis draws on nationally representative surveys of 12,375 adults conducted from Jan. 8 to April 21, 2025. Surveys were conducted face-to-face in Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the purpose of comparing educational groups across countries, we standardize education levels based on the United Nations\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/uis.unesco.org\/en\/topic\/international-standard-classification-education-isced\">International Standard Classification of Education<\/a> (ISCED). The lower education category is lower secondary education or below and the higher category is upper secondary or above in middle-income countries (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/en\/opendata\/world-bank-country-classifications-by-income-level-for-2024-2025\">as defined by the World Bank<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_topline.pdf\">questions used<\/a> for this analysis, along with responses, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2025\/11\/05\/methodology-climate-in-mic\/\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=278305\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dee0ce\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dee0ce;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_01.png?resize=480,537 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_01.png?resize=782,875 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_01.png?resize=840,940 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"470\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_01.png?w=420\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Most people in 9 middle-income countries say climate change is affecting the area where they live\" class=\"wp-image-278305 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new survey of nine middle-income nations finds widespread concerns about climate change. <strong>Large majorities in these countries say global climate change is affecting the area where they live.<\/strong> In the three Latin American nations polled, around half of adults or more say it is affecting their community<br><em>a great deal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-style-callout has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f036e548 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"what-is-a-median\">What is a median?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this analysis, median scores are used to help readers see overall patterns in the data. The median percentage is the middle number in a list of all percentages sorted from highest to lowest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Most people in these countries also say they are willing to make at least some adjustments to the way they live and work to reduce the effects of climate change. <\/strong>And most have at least some confidence in the international community to address this issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;impact-of-climate-change&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"impact-of-climate-change\">Impact of climate change<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A median of 56% of adults across nine middle-income countries say they are very concerned that global climate change will harm them personally in their lifetime. About six-in-ten or more hold this view in Argentina, Indonesia, Kenya and South Africa, compared with about a third in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=278304\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dbddc8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dbddc8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_02.png?resize=480,537 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_02.png?resize=782,875 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_02.png?resize=840,940 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"470\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_02.png?w=420\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Many in middle-income countries are concerned climate change will harm them personally\" class=\"wp-image-278304 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-200-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=278303\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e0e1d7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0e1d7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_03.png?resize=400,1240 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"620\" width=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_03.png?w=200\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Droughts and water shortages are a top climate concern\" class=\"wp-image-278303 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While many continue to express concern that climate change will harm them personally, the share saying this has decreased since 2015 in Argentina, Brazil, India, Mexico and Nigeria. Concern is up, on the other hand, in Indonesia (+18 percentage points), South Africa (+13) and Turkey (+7). Opinion is largely unchanged in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked which of four possible effects of climate change concerns them most, respondents named droughts or waters shortages more than twice as often as any other option. Fewer say long periods of unusually hot weather, floods or intense storms, or rising sea levels concern them most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2015, the share pointing to droughts as their biggest concern is up in Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-callout has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2130f694 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"why-these-countries\">Why these countries?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 25 countries in spring 2025, including 16 high-income countries and nine middle-income countries as classified by the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/en\/opendata\/world-bank-country-classifications-by-income-level-for-2024-2025\">World Bank<\/a>. The nine middle-income countries included in this report are Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and Turkey. Surveys in these countries were conducted face-to-face, a mode that gives us more time with respondents to explore topics we might not otherwise be able to. By comparison, respondents in high-income countries were surveyed over the phone or online. For more on our survey methods, read the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/feature\/international-methodology\/all-survey\/all-country\/all-year\/\">country-specific methodologies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;dealing-with-climate-change&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dealing-with-climate-change\">Dealing with climate change<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=278302\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dcdfd6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dcdfd6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_04.png?resize=480,821 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_04.png?resize=620,1060 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"530\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_04.png?w=310\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Majorities are willing to make lifestyle changes to help reduce the effects of climate change\" class=\"wp-image-278302 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most people across the middle-income countries surveyed \u2013 a median of 80% \u2013 are willing to make at least some changes to how they live and work to help reduce the effects of climate change. A median of 18% say they would be willing to make only a few or no changes at all. The shares saying they would make <em>a lot<\/em> of changes range from 17% in Turkey to 53% in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And most \u2013 a median of 62% \u2013 express confidence in the international community\u2019s ability to significantly reduce the effects of climate change. Seven-in-ten adults or more in India, Indonesia and Kenya have at least some confidence that the actions of the international community will reduce effects of climate change. But around half or fewer agree in Argentina, Mexico and Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=278301\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dfe1e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dfe1e0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_05.png?resize=480,558 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_05.png?resize=782,909 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_05.png?resize=840,976 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"488\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_05.png?w=420\" alt=\"A set of bar charts showing that People in middle-income countries are confident that the international community can reduce the effects of climate change and most say a country\u2019s carbon emissions should influence how much it does to address the issue\" class=\"wp-image-278301 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One major international actor is the United Nations, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/\">targeting environmental issues<\/a> since the 1970s. In six of the nine middle-income countries surveyed, people with a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/09\/05\/united-nations-seen-favorably-by-many-across-25-countries\/\">favorable view of the UN<\/a> are more likely than those with an unfavorable view to have confidence in actions taken by the international community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Related<\/em><\/strong><em>: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/09\/05\/united-nations-seen-favorably-by-many-across-25-countries\/\"><em>United Nations seen favorably by many across 25 countries<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also asked people which factor should matter more in deciding a country\u2019s responsibility to address climate change: its wealth or its carbon emissions. A 59% median say carbon emissions are the more important consideration. On balance, this is the most common view in every country except Turkey, where opinion is divided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"young-adults-more-willing-to-make-lifestyle-changes-to-reduce-climate-change\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Young adults more willing to make lifestyle changes to reduce climate change<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age is a factor in views of the impact of climate change and how to handle it. Across most of the nine middle-income countries, younger people (ages 18 to 34) are more likely than older people (ages 50 and older) to say they would be willing to make some or a lot of changes to the way they live and work to help reduce the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=278300\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f1f0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f1f0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_06.png?resize=480,592 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_06.png?resize=782,964 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_06.png?resize=840,1036 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"518\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/pg_2025.11.05_climate-in-mic_0_06.png?w=420\" alt=\"A dot plot showing that Younger adults especially willing to make changes to their lives to curb effects of climate change\" class=\"wp-image-278300 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young adults in India, Indonesia, Turkey and Mexico are also more likely than older people to be concerned that climate change will harm them in their lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(In India, older adults were less likely to provide a response on both questions.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In five countries, younger people are more likely than older people to say the amount a country contributes to carbon emissions should matter more than how wealthy a country is in deciding what to do to address climate change, though older adults in these countries are less likely to provide an answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Large majorities in nine middle-income countries say global climate change is affecting their community. 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