Brazil vs United States: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
Brazil
0.0726 °C
in 2024
United States
0.068 °C
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
United States rank
2nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0726 °C against 0.068 °C in United States, a difference of 0.0046 °C.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and United States in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0018 °C | United States |
| 1860s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0057 °C | 0.0053 °C | United States |
| 1870s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0103 °C | 0.0096 °C | United States |
| 1880s | 0.001 °C | 0.0165 °C | 0.0155 °C | United States |
| 1890s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0231 °C | 0.0215 °C | United States |
| 1900s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0299 °C | 0.0275 °C | United States |
| 1910s | 0.0037 °C | 0.0363 °C | 0.0327 °C | United States |
| 1920s | 0.0056 °C | 0.0421 °C | 0.0366 °C | United States |
| 1930s | 0.0075 °C | 0.0471 °C | 0.0396 °C | United States |
| 1940s | 0.0093 °C | 0.0511 °C | 0.0417 °C | United States |
| 1950s | 0.0125 °C | 0.0549 °C | 0.0424 °C | United States |
| 1960s | 0.0178 °C | 0.0581 °C | 0.0403 °C | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0244 °C | 0.0611 °C | 0.0368 °C | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0326 °C | 0.0634 °C | 0.0308 °C | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0424 °C | 0.0647 °C | 0.0222 °C | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0542 °C | 0.0656 °C | 0.0115 °C | United States |
| 2010s | 0.064 °C | 0.0668 °C | 0.0027 °C | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0707 °C | 0.0677 °C | 0.003 °C | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 0.0726 °C against 0.068 °C in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use between Brazil and United States?
- 0.0046 °C, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Brazil ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.