Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square in United States
United States: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square was 0 °C per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United States, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States recorded 0 °C per square kilometre for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United States peaked at 0 °C per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per square kilometre, in 1961.
United States ranks 42nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square in United States, year by year
| Year | °C per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 °C per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0 °C per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 °C per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United States?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United States was 0 °C per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United States rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- United States ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.