Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in United States
United States: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use was 0.068 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.068 °C
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.068 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0.0004 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in United States, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.068 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in United States peaked at 0.068 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 °C, in 1851.
That places United States 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 from agriculture and land use in United States, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.0004 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0.0007 °C | +103.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0011 °C | +53.2% |
| 1854 | 0.0015 °C | +35.8% |
| 1855 | 0.0019 °C | +26.8% |
| 1856 | 0.0023 °C | +21.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0027 °C | +18.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0031 °C | +15.8% |
| 1859 | 0.0036 °C | +14.1% |
| 1860 | 0.004 °C | +11.5% |
| 1861 | 0.0044 °C | +9.5% |
| 1862 | 0.0048 °C | +8.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0051 °C | +8.0% |
| 1864 | 0.0055 °C | +7.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0059 °C | +6.5% |
| 1866 | 0.0062 °C | +6.0% |
| 1867 | 0.0066 °C | +5.7% |
| 1868 | 0.0069 °C | +5.3% |
| 1869 | 0.0073 °C | +4.9% |
| 1870 | 0.0077 °C | +6.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0082 °C | +6.4% |
| 1872 | 0.0087 °C | +6.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0093 °C | +6.4% |
| 1874 | 0.0099 °C | +6.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0105 °C | +6.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0111 °C | +5.9% |
| 1877 | 0.0117 °C | +5.8% |
| 1878 | 0.0124 °C | +5.7% |
| 1879 | 0.0131 °C | +5.5% |
| 1880 | 0.0137 °C | +4.9% |
| 1881 | 0.0144 °C | +4.5% |
| 1882 | 0.015 °C | +4.3% |
| 1883 | 0.0156 °C | +4.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0162 °C | +4.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0169 °C | +3.8% |
| 1886 | 0.0175 °C | +3.7% |
| 1887 | 0.0181 °C | +3.6% |
| 1888 | 0.0187 °C | +3.5% |
| 1889 | 0.0194 °C | +3.3% |
| 1890 | 0.02 °C | +3.4% |
| 1891 | 0.0207 °C | +3.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0214 °C | +3.2% |
| 1893 | 0.022 °C | +3.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0227 °C | +3.1% |
| 1895 | 0.0234 °C | +3.0% |
| 1896 | 0.0241 °C | +2.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0248 °C | +2.9% |
| 1898 | 0.0255 °C | +2.8% |
| 1899 | 0.0262 °C | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0269 °C | +2.6% |
| 1901 | 0.0276 °C | +2.5% |
| 1902 | 0.0283 °C | +2.4% |
| 1903 | 0.0289 °C | +2.3% |
| 1904 | 0.0296 °C | +2.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0303 °C | +2.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0309 °C | +2.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0316 °C | +2.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0323 °C | +2.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0329 °C | +2.1% |
| 1910 | 0.0336 °C | +2.0% |
| 1911 | 0.0342 °C | +1.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0348 °C | +1.8% |
| 1913 | 0.0354 °C | +1.8% |
| 1914 | 0.0361 °C | +1.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0367 °C | +1.7% |
| 1916 | 0.0372 °C | +1.6% |
| 1917 | 0.0378 °C | +1.6% |
| 1918 | 0.0384 °C | +1.6% |
| 1919 | 0.039 °C | +1.5% |
| 1920 | 0.0396 °C | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 0.0402 °C | +1.5% |
| 1922 | 0.0407 °C | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0413 °C | +1.4% |
| 1924 | 0.0419 °C | +1.4% |
| 1925 | 0.0424 °C | +1.4% |
| 1926 | 0.043 °C | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0435 °C | +1.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0441 °C | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0446 °C | +1.2% |
| 1930 | 0.0451 °C | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0456 °C | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 0.046 °C | +1.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0465 °C | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 0.0469 °C | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.0473 °C | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0477 °C | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0481 °C | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 0.0485 °C | +0.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0489 °C | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 0.0492 °C | +0.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0496 °C | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 0.05 °C | +0.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0504 °C | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0509 °C | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0513 °C | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 0.0517 °C | +0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.0521 °C | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.0526 °C | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 0.053 °C | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0534 °C | +0.7% |
| 1951 | 0.0537 °C | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0541 °C | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0544 °C | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0548 °C | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0551 °C | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0555 °C | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0558 °C | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0561 °C | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0564 °C | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0568 °C | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.057 °C | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0573 °C | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0576 °C | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0579 °C | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0581 °C | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0584 °C | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0587 °C | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0592 °C | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0596 °C | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0599 °C | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0602 °C | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0605 °C | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0607 °C | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.061 °C | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0613 °C | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0616 °C | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0619 °C | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0621 °C | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0623 °C | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0625 °C | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0627 °C | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0629 °C | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0631 °C | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0633 °C | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0635 °C | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0637 °C | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0638 °C | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.064 °C | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0641 °C | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0643 °C | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0644 °C | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0645 °C | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0646 °C | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0647 °C | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0647 °C | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0648 °C | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0649 °C | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.065 °C | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0651 °C | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0652 °C | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0652 °C | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0653 °C | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0654 °C | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0655 °C | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0657 °C | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0658 °C | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0659 °C | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.066 °C | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0661 °C | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0663 °C | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0664 °C | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0665 °C | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0666 °C | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0667 °C | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0668 °C | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0669 °C | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.067 °C | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0672 °C | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0673 °C | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0674 °C | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0676 °C | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0677 °C | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0678 °C | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.068 °C | +0.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.068 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0004 °C, 184.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +103.0% | 0.0004 °C | 0.0007 °C |
| 1853 | +53.2% | 0.0007 °C | 0.0011 °C |
| 1854 | +35.8% | 0.0011 °C | 0.0015 °C |
| 1855 | +26.8% | 0.0015 °C | 0.0019 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0019 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0036 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0057 °C | 0.004 °C | 0.0073 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0103 °C | 0.0077 °C | 0.0131 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0165 °C | 0.0137 °C | 0.0194 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0231 °C | 0.02 °C | 0.0262 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0299 °C | 0.0269 °C | 0.0329 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0363 °C | 0.0336 °C | 0.039 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0421 °C | 0.0396 °C | 0.0446 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0471 °C | 0.0451 °C | 0.0489 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0511 °C | 0.0492 °C | 0.053 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0549 °C | 0.0534 °C | 0.0564 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0581 °C | 0.0568 °C | 0.0596 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0611 °C | 0.0599 °C | 0.0623 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0634 °C | 0.0625 °C | 0.0641 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0647 °C | 0.0643 °C | 0.0651 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0656 °C | 0.0652 °C | 0.0661 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0668 °C | 0.0663 °C | 0.0673 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0677 °C | 0.0674 °C | 0.068 °C | 5 |
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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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in United States?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in United States was 0.068 °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 from agriculture and land use recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.068 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 °C in 1851.
- How does United States rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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 from agriculture and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.