Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Brazil

Brazil: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5.3%
in 2016
All-time low
1.3%
in 1859
Years of data
174
1851–2024

Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Brazil, 1851–2024

12345185119372024

Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Brazil stood at 5.3%.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Brazil peaked at 5.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1859.

That places Brazil 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 174 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 9
1860s 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 10
1870s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 10
1880s 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 10
1890s 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 10
1900s 1.7% 1.6% 1.8% 10
1910s 2.0% 1.8% 2.2% 10
1920s 2.4% 2.2% 2.6% 10
1930s 2.7% 2.6% 2.7% 10
1940s 2.7% 2.7% 2.8% 10
1950s 3.0% 2.8% 3.1% 10
1960s 3.4% 3.2% 3.6% 10
1970s 3.7% 3.6% 3.9% 10
1980s 4.2% 3.9% 4.4% 10
1990s 4.6% 4.4% 4.9% 10
2000s 5.1% 4.9% 5.2% 10
2010s 5.3% 5.2% 5.3% 10
2020s 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 United States 17.7% compare
  2. 2 China 13.0% compare
  3. 3 Russia 7.0% compare
  4. 5 India 4.8% compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 3.3% compare
  6. 7 Germany 2.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Brazil?
Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Brazil was 5.3% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1859.
How does Brazil rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 37,410 data points, 1851–2024
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Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.