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Global warming fossil in United States

United States: Global warming fossil was 0.2283 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2283
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.2283
in 2024
All-time low
0.0001
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024

Global warming fossil in United States, 1851–2024

00.050.10.150.20.25185119372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, global warming fossil in United States stood at 0.2283. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global warming fossil in United States peaked at 0.2283 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1851.

United States ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Global warming fossil in United States, year by year

Year Value Change
1851 0.0001 —
1852 0.0001 +103.3%
1853 0.0002 +53.2%
1854 0.0002 +36.2%
1855 0.0003 +28.2%
1856 0.0004 +22.6%
1857 0.0005 +18.7%
1858 0.0005 +16.0%
1859 0.0006 +14.4%
1860 0.0007 +12.9%
1861 0.0008 +11.2%
1862 0.0008 +10.1%
1863 0.0009 +9.7%
1864 0.001 +9.0%
1865 0.0011 +8.2%
1866 0.0012 +7.5%
1867 0.0013 +7.7%
1868 0.0014 +7.6%
1869 0.0015 +7.6%
1870 0.0016 +7.2%
1871 0.0017 +6.7%
1872 0.0018 +7.1%
1873 0.0019 +7.0%
1874 0.002 +6.3%
1875 0.0022 +5.8%
1876 0.0023 +5.3%
1877 0.0024 +5.4%
1878 0.0025 +4.9%
1879 0.0026 +5.5%
1880 0.0028 +5.7%
1881 0.003 +5.6%
1882 0.0031 +5.8%
1883 0.0033 +5.8%
1884 0.0035 +5.6%
1885 0.0037 +5.4%
1886 0.0039 +5.3%
1887 0.0041 +5.2%
1888 0.0043 +6.0%
1889 0.0045 +4.9%
1890 0.0048 +5.6%
1891 0.0051 +5.6%
1892 0.0053 +5.5%
1893 0.0056 +5.2%
1894 0.0059 +4.6%
1895 0.0062 +5.0%
1896 0.0065 +4.7%
1897 0.0068 +4.7%
1898 0.0071 +4.9%
1899 0.0075 +5.3%
1900 0.0079 +5.3%
1901 0.0083 +5.5%
1902 0.0088 +5.5%
1903 0.0093 +6.2%
1904 0.0098 +5.7%
1905 0.0104 +6.1%
1906 0.011 +6.0%
1907 0.0118 +6.7%
1908 0.0124 +5.3%
1909 0.0131 +5.7%
1910 0.0139 +5.8%
1911 0.0146 +5.4%
1912 0.0154 +5.5%
1913 0.0163 +5.7%
1914 0.0171 +4.9%
1915 0.0179 +4.8%
1916 0.0189 +5.1%
1917 0.0199 +5.4%
1918 0.0209 +5.3%
1919 0.0218 +4.1%
1920 0.0228 +4.7%
1921 0.0237 +3.6%
1922 0.0245 +3.4%
1923 0.0256 +4.5%
1924 0.0265 +3.8%
1925 0.0275 +3.7%
1926 0.0286 +3.9%
1927 0.0295 +3.5%
1928 0.0306 +3.4%
1929 0.0316 +3.5%
1930 0.0325 +2.9%
1931 0.0333 +2.3%
1932 0.0338 +1.7%
1933 0.0344 +1.8%
1934 0.0351 +2.0%
1935 0.0358 +2.0%
1936 0.0367 +2.3%
1937 0.0375 +2.3%
1938 0.0382 +1.7%
1939 0.039 +2.1%
1940 0.0399 +2.3%
1941 0.041 +2.7%
1942 0.0421 +2.9%
1943 0.0433 +2.7%
1944 0.0446 +3.0%
1945 0.0459 +2.8%
1946 0.047 +2.5%
1947 0.0483 +2.8%
1948 0.0498 +2.9%
1949 0.0509 +2.3%
1950 0.0523 +2.8%
1951 0.0539 +2.9%
1952 0.0554 +2.9%
1953 0.057 +2.9%
1954 0.0585 +2.6%
1955 0.0602 +2.9%
1956 0.0619 +2.9%
1957 0.0636 +2.8%
1958 0.0653 +2.7%
1959 0.0671 +2.7%
1960 0.069 +2.7%
1961 0.0707 +2.6%
1962 0.0726 +2.6%
1963 0.0746 +2.7%
1964 0.0766 +2.7%
1965 0.0787 +2.8%
1966 0.081 +2.9%
1967 0.0834 +2.9%
1968 0.0859 +3.0%
1969 0.0886 +3.1%
1970 0.0913 +3.1%
1971 0.094 +3.0%
1972 0.0969 +3.0%
1973 0.0998 +3.0%
1974 0.1026 +2.8%
1975 0.1053 +2.6%
1976 0.108 +2.6%
1977 0.1108 +2.6%
1978 0.1136 +2.6%
1979 0.1165 +2.5%
1980 0.1192 +2.4%
1981 0.1218 +2.2%
1982 0.1243 +2.0%
1983 0.1267 +1.9%
1984 0.1291 +1.9%
1985 0.1315 +1.8%
1986 0.1338 +1.8%
1987 0.1362 +1.8%
1988 0.1386 +1.8%
1989 0.141 +1.7%
1990 0.1435 +1.7%
1991 0.1459 +1.7%
1992 0.1483 +1.7%
1993 0.1508 +1.7%
1994 0.1533 +1.7%
1995 0.1558 +1.7%
1996 0.1584 +1.7%
1997 0.1611 +1.7%
1998 0.1637 +1.6%
1999 0.1663 +1.6%
2000 0.169 +1.6%
2001 0.1715 +1.5%
2002 0.1741 +1.5%
2003 0.1767 +1.5%
2004 0.1794 +1.5%
2005 0.1821 +1.5%
2006 0.1848 +1.5%
2007 0.1875 +1.5%
2008 0.1902 +1.4%
2009 0.1925 +1.2%
2010 0.195 +1.3%
2011 0.1974 +1.2%
2012 0.1997 +1.2%
2013 0.2021 +1.2%
2014 0.2046 +1.2%
2015 0.2069 +1.2%
2016 0.2092 +1.1%
2017 0.2115 +1.1%
2018 0.2139 +1.2%
2019 0.2164 +1.1%
2020 0.2185 +1.0%
2021 0.2209 +1.1%
2022 0.2234 +1.1%
2023 0.2258 +1.1%
2024 0.2283 +1.1%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 0.2283 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0012, 197.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Global warming fossil in United States 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.

YearChange FromTo
1852 +103.3% 0.0001 0.0001
1853 +53.2% 0.0001 0.0002
1854 +36.2% 0.0002 0.0002
1855 +28.2% 0.0002 0.0003

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0003 0.0001 0.0006 9
1860s 0.0011 0.0007 0.0015 10
1870s 0.0021 0.0016 0.0026 10
1880s 0.0036 0.0028 0.0045 10
1890s 0.0061 0.0048 0.0075 10
1900s 0.0103 0.0079 0.0131 10
1910s 0.0177 0.0139 0.0218 10
1920s 0.0271 0.0228 0.0316 10
1930s 0.0356 0.0325 0.039 10
1940s 0.0453 0.0399 0.0509 10
1950s 0.0595 0.0523 0.0671 10
1960s 0.0781 0.069 0.0886 10
1970s 0.1039 0.0913 0.1165 10
1980s 0.1302 0.1192 0.141 10
1990s 0.1547 0.1435 0.1663 10
2000s 0.1808 0.169 0.1925 10
2010s 0.2057 0.195 0.2164 10
2020s 0.2234 0.2185 0.2283 5

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 2 China 0.1704 compare
  2. 3 Russia 0.0721 compare
  3. 4 Germany 0.0459 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global warming fossil in United States?
Global warming fossil in United States was 0.2283 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest global warming fossil recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.2283 in 2024.
What is the lowest global warming fossil recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1851.
How does United States rank for global warming fossil?
United States ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is global warming fossil 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 volatile.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming fossil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Global warming fossil
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 37,236 data points, 1851–2024
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