Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Uruguay
Uruguay: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0.0023 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Uruguay, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0023 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Uruguay peaked at 0.0023 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Uruguay ranks 85th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0007 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.001 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0011 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0012 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0014 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0015 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0016 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0017 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0019 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.002 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0022 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 °C | 0.0022 °C | 0.0023 °C | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Uruguay?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Uruguay was 0.0023 °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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Uruguay rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Uruguay ranks 85th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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About this data
Measured in °C.