Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in United States
United States: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0.2962 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2962 °C
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2962 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0.0004 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in United States, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.2962 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in United States peaked at 0.2962 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 °C, in 1851.
That places United States 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in United States, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.0004 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0.0008 °C | +103.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0013 °C | +53.2% |
| 1854 | 0.0017 °C | +35.8% |
| 1855 | 0.0022 °C | +27.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0027 °C | +21.7% |
| 1857 | 0.0032 °C | +18.2% |
| 1858 | 0.0037 °C | +15.9% |
| 1859 | 0.0042 °C | +14.2% |
| 1860 | 0.0047 °C | +11.7% |
| 1861 | 0.0051 °C | +9.8% |
| 1862 | 0.0056 °C | +8.9% |
| 1863 | 0.0061 °C | +8.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0065 °C | +7.5% |
| 1865 | 0.007 °C | +6.8% |
| 1866 | 0.0074 °C | +6.3% |
| 1867 | 0.0078 °C | +6.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0083 °C | +5.7% |
| 1869 | 0.0087 °C | +5.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0093 °C | +6.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0099 °C | +6.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0105 °C | +6.5% |
| 1873 | 0.0112 °C | +6.5% |
| 1874 | 0.0119 °C | +6.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0126 °C | +6.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0134 °C | +5.8% |
| 1877 | 0.0141 °C | +5.7% |
| 1878 | 0.0149 °C | +5.5% |
| 1879 | 0.0157 °C | +5.5% |
| 1880 | 0.0165 °C | +5.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0173 °C | +4.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0181 °C | +4.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0189 °C | +4.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0197 °C | +4.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0205 °C | +4.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0213 °C | +4.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0222 °C | +3.9% |
| 1888 | 0.0231 °C | +3.9% |
| 1889 | 0.0239 °C | +3.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0248 °C | +3.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0257 °C | +3.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0267 °C | +3.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0277 °C | +3.6% |
| 1894 | 0.0286 °C | +3.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0296 °C | +3.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0306 °C | +3.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0316 °C | +3.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0326 °C | +3.3% |
| 1899 | 0.0337 °C | +3.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0348 °C | +3.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0359 °C | +3.2% |
| 1902 | 0.037 °C | +3.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0382 °C | +3.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0394 °C | +3.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0407 °C | +3.2% |
| 1906 | 0.042 °C | +3.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0434 °C | +3.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0447 °C | +3.0% |
| 1909 | 0.046 °C | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 0.0475 °C | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0489 °C | +2.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0503 °C | +2.9% |
| 1913 | 0.0518 °C | +3.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0532 °C | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0546 °C | +2.7% |
| 1916 | 0.0561 °C | +2.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0577 °C | +2.9% |
| 1918 | 0.0594 °C | +2.9% |
| 1919 | 0.0608 °C | +2.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0624 °C | +2.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0638 °C | +2.2% |
| 1922 | 0.0652 °C | +2.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0669 °C | +2.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0684 °C | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0699 °C | +2.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0715 °C | +2.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0731 °C | +2.2% |
| 1928 | 0.0746 °C | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0762 °C | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0776 °C | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 0.0788 °C | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 0.0799 °C | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 0.0809 °C | +1.3% |
| 1934 | 0.082 °C | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 0.0832 °C | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 0.0844 °C | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0856 °C | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0867 °C | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 0.0878 °C | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0891 °C | +1.5% |
| 1941 | 0.0906 °C | +1.7% |
| 1942 | 0.0922 °C | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0937 °C | +1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.0954 °C | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0971 °C | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 0.0987 °C | +1.6% |
| 1947 | 0.1005 °C | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1023 °C | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 0.1039 °C | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 0.1057 °C | +1.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1076 °C | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1095 °C | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1114 °C | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1133 °C | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1153 °C | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1174 °C | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1194 °C | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1215 °C | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1236 °C | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1257 °C | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1278 °C | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1299 °C | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1322 °C | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1345 °C | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1369 °C | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1394 °C | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1422 °C | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1451 °C | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1482 °C | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1512 °C | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1542 °C | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1574 °C | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1606 °C | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1637 °C | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1666 °C | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1696 °C | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1726 °C | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1757 °C | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1788 °C | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1817 °C | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1846 °C | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1873 °C | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1898 °C | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1925 °C | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.195 °C | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1975 °C | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2 °C | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2026 °C | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2051 °C | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2077 °C | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2102 °C | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2128 °C | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2153 °C | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.218 °C | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2206 °C | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2232 °C | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.226 °C | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2287 °C | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2314 °C | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2341 °C | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2367 °C | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2394 °C | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2422 °C | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.245 °C | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2478 °C | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2506 °C | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2534 °C | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2562 °C | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2587 °C | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2613 °C | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2638 °C | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2662 °C | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2687 °C | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2712 °C | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2737 °C | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2761 °C | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2785 °C | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2811 °C | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2837 °C | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.286 °C | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2885 °C | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2911 °C | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2937 °C | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2962 °C | +0.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.2962 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0016 °C, 190.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +103.0% | 0.0004 °C | 0.0008 °C |
| 1853 | +53.2% | 0.0008 °C | 0.0013 °C |
| 1854 | +35.8% | 0.0013 °C | 0.0017 °C |
| 1855 | +27.0% | 0.0017 °C | 0.0022 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0022 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0042 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0067 °C | 0.0047 °C | 0.0087 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0124 °C | 0.0093 °C | 0.0157 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0202 °C | 0.0165 °C | 0.0239 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0292 °C | 0.0248 °C | 0.0337 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0402 °C | 0.0348 °C | 0.046 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.054 °C | 0.0475 °C | 0.0608 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0692 °C | 0.0624 °C | 0.0762 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0827 °C | 0.0776 °C | 0.0878 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0964 °C | 0.0891 °C | 0.1039 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1145 °C | 0.1057 °C | 0.1236 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1362 °C | 0.1257 °C | 0.1482 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.165 °C | 0.1512 °C | 0.1788 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1936 °C | 0.1817 °C | 0.2051 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2194 °C | 0.2077 °C | 0.2314 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2464 °C | 0.2341 °C | 0.2587 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2724 °C | 0.2613 °C | 0.2837 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2911 °C | 0.286 °C | 0.2962 °C | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in United States?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in United States was 0.2962 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2962 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 °C in 1851.
- How does United States rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- United States ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.