Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Brazil
Brazil: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas was 0.0037 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0037 °C
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
5th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0037 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Brazil, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Brazil is 0.0037 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Brazil peaked at 0.0037 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Brazil ranks 5th of 201 countries on this measure, 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 by gas in Brazil, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.5% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +51.1% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.3% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.8% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.8% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.4% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.9% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.1% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.7% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.5% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.5% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +5.9% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0001 °C | +4.6% |
| 1905 | 0.0001 °C | +4.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0001 °C | +4.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0001 °C | +4.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0001 °C | +4.7% |
| 1912 | 0.0001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0001 °C | +4.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0001 °C | +4.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0001 °C | +4.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0001 °C | +4.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0001 °C | +3.9% |
| 1918 | 0.0001 °C | +3.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0001 °C | +3.6% |
| 1920 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 1921 | 0.0001 °C | +3.4% |
| 1922 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1923 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1924 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1925 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 0.0001 °C | +2.8% |
| 1927 | 0.0001 °C | +2.7% |
| 1928 | 0.0001 °C | +2.6% |
| 1929 | 0.0001 °C | +2.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1931 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1932 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1934 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1935 | 0.0002 °C | +2.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0002 °C | +2.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0002 °C | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0002 °C | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0002 °C | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 0.0002 °C | +2.5% |
| 1941 | 0.0002 °C | +2.6% |
| 1942 | 0.0002 °C | +2.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0002 °C | +3.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1945 | 0.0002 °C | +3.6% |
| 1946 | 0.0002 °C | +3.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0002 °C | +4.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0002 °C | +4.3% |
| 1949 | 0.0002 °C | +4.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0002 °C | +4.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0003 °C | +4.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0003 °C | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0003 °C | +4.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0003 °C | +4.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0003 °C | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0003 °C | +4.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0003 °C | +4.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0004 °C | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0004 °C | +4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0004 °C | +4.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0004 °C | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0004 °C | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 °C | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 °C | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 °C | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 °C | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 °C | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 °C | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 °C | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 °C | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 °C | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 °C | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 °C | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 °C | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 °C | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 °C | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 °C | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 °C | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 °C | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.001 °C | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.001 °C | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 °C | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 °C | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 °C | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 °C | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 °C | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 °C | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 °C | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 °C | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 °C | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 °C | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 °C | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 °C | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 °C | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 °C | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 °C | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 °C | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 °C | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 °C | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.002 °C | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.002 °C | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 °C | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 °C | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 °C | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 °C | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 °C | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 °C | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 °C | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 °C | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 °C | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 °C | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 °C | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 °C | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 °C | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.003 °C | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 °C | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 °C | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 °C | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 °C | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 °C | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 °C | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 °C | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 °C | +2.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0037 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 °C, 40.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0037 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 °C, 75.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Brazil 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 | +101.5% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +51.1% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.8% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0009 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0013 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0018 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0025 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 °C | 0.0026 °C | 0.0032 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 °C | 0.0033 °C | 0.0037 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Brazil?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Brazil was 0.0037 °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 by gas recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Brazil rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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 by gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.