Year Global mean sea level (reconstruction) Uncertainty low Uncertainty high Uncertainty range Global mean sea level (satellite altimeter)
1880 -158.7 -182.9 -134.5 24.2
1881 -153.1 -177.3 -128.9 24.2
1882 -169.9 -192.9 -146.9 23
1883 -164.6 -187.4 -141.8 22.8
1884 -143.7 -165.9 -121.5 22.2
1885 -145.2 -167.1 -123.3 21.9
1886 -147.6 -168.4 -126.8 20.8
1887 -153.2 -174 -132.4 20.8
1888 -151.1 -171.9 -130.3 20.8
1889 -149.5 -170.3 -128.7 20.8
1890 -147.5 -168.2 -126.8 20.7
1891 -149.2 -169.9 -128.5 20.7
1892 -146 -166.7 -125.3 20.7
1893 -141.3 -161.6 -121 20.3
1894 -151 -172.6 -129.4 21.6
1895 -139.2 -160.8 -117.6 21.6
1896 -146.8 -168 -125.6 21.2
1897 -141.6 -162.4 -120.8 20.8
1898 -132.2 -151.9 -112.5 19.7
1899 -124.7 -144.1 -105.3 19.4
1900 -130.1 -148.4 -111.8 18.3
1901 -130.5 -148.1 -112.9 17.6
1902 -125.9 -143.2 -108.6 17.3
1903 -117.9 -134.9 -100.9 17
1904 -128.2 -145.1 -111.3 16.9
1905 -133.7 -149.1 -118.3 15.4
1906 -126.9 -141.6 -112.2 14.7
1907 -128.3 -143.2 -113.4 14.9
1908 -130.8 -145.3 -116.3 14.5
1909 -126.3 -140.9 -111.7 14.6
1910 -126.4 -141 -111.8 14.6
1911 -118.1 -132.3 -103.9 14.2
1912 -121.2 -135.4 -107 14.2
1913 -119.4 -133.5 -105.3 14.1
1914 -113.1 -126.9 -99.3 13.8
1915 -105.2 -118.8 -91.6 13.6
1916 -107.1 -120.1 -94.1 13
1917 -111.6 -124.4 -98.8 12.8
1918 -113.2 -125.9 -100.5 12.7
1919 -111.6 -124.3 -98.9 12.7
1920 -110.3 -123.3 -97.3 13
1921 -108.2 -121.3 -95.1 13.1
1922 -109.1 -122.3 -95.9 13.2
1923 -107.9 -120.9 -94.9 13
1924 -115.2 -128.3 -102.1 13.1
1925 -113.2 -126.8 -99.6 13.6
1926 -106.7 -120.4 -93 13.7
1927 -107.8 -120.7 -94.9 12.9
1928 -111.7 -124 -99.4 12.3
1929 -110.3 -122.4 -98.2 12.1
1930 -106.3 -118.3 -94.3 12
1931 -106.7 -118.9 -94.5 12.2
1932 -101 -112.9 -89.1 11.9
1933 -96.7 -108.5 -84.9 11.8
1934 -102.1 -114 -90.2 11.9
1935 -96.5 -108.4 -84.6 11.9
1936 -100.4 -112.2 -88.6 11.8
1937 -94.7 -106.5 -82.9 11.8
1938 -92.1 -103.9 -80.3 11.8
1939 -86.9 -99.1 -74.7 12.2
1940 -92.2 -103.3 -81.1 11.1
1941 -80 -90.8 -69.2 10.8
1942 -80 -90.8 -69.2 10.8
1943 -80 -90.8 -69.2 10.8
1944 -86.4 -97.1 -75.7 10.7
1945 -83.6 -94.3 -72.9 10.7
1946 -76.1 -86.7 -65.5 10.6
1947 -73 -82.6 -63.4 9.6
1948 -68.2 -77.5 -58.9 9.3
1949 -69.5 -77.9 -61.1 8.4
1950 -67.3 -75.2 -59.4 7.9
1951 -57.8 -65.6 -50 7.8
1952 -60.4 -68.1 -52.7 7.7
1953 -56 -63.5 -48.5 7.5
1954 -58.9 -66.2 -51.6 7.3
1955 -58 -65.1 -50.9 7.1
1956 -63.1 -70.1 -56.1 7
1957 -49.7 -56.6 -42.8 6.9
1958 -48.3 -54.9 -41.7 6.6
1959 -48 -54.5 -41.5 6.5
1960 -44.3 -50.9 -37.7 6.6
1961 -38.1 -44.7 -31.5 6.6
1962 -43.3 -49.9 -36.7 6.6
1963 -44.9 -51.5 -38.3 6.6
1964 -52.8 -59.5 -46.1 6.7
1965 -41.6 -48.3 -34.9 6.7
1966 -47 -53.6 -40.4 6.6
1967 -45.6 -52.1 -39.1 6.5
1968 -44.8 -51.5 -38.1 6.7
1969 -38 -45 -31 7
1970 -39.9 -46.9 -32.9 7
1971 -34.7 -41.6 -27.8 6.9
1972 -25.6 -32.5 -18.7 6.9
1973 -31.6 -38.4 -24.8 6.8
1974 -19.7 -26.5 -12.9 6.8
1975 -21.3 -28 -14.6 6.7
1976 -22.3 -29.1 -15.5 6.8
1977 -24 -30.6 -17.4 6.6
1978 -17.6 -24.3 -10.9 6.7
1979 -22.5 -29.2 -15.8 6.7
1980 -16.5 -23 -10 6.5
1981 -4.1 -10.6 2.4 6.5
1982 -9.9 -16.2 -3.6 6.3
1983 -1.5 -8 5 6.5
1984 -2.4 -8.7 3.9 6.3
1985 -12.7 -19 -6.4 6.3
1986 -12.1 -18.4 -5.8 6.3
1987 -11.5 -17.7 -5.3 6.2
1988 -6.8 -13.1 -0.5 6.3
1989 -2.3 -8.7 4.1 6.4
1990 0 -6.5 6.5 6.5
1991 2.5 -4 9 6.5
1992 3.2 -3.4 9.8 6.6
1993 1.4 -5.2 8 6.6 1.4
1994 6.6 0 13.2 6.6 2.7
1995 9.5 2.9 16.1 6.6 5.7
1996 13.6 7 20.2 6.6 11.4
1997 20.6 14 27.2 6.6 16.1
1998 10.7 3.9 17.5 6.8 21.9
1999 19.2 12.4 26 6.8 22.1
2000 20.5 13.7 27.3 6.8 25
2001 26 19.3 32.7 6.7 29.6
2002 28.4 21.6 35.2 6.8 33.3
2003 37.6 30.7 44.5 6.9 35.4
2004 37.2 30.3 44.1 6.9 37.6
2005 37.3 30.5 44.1 6.8 41.4
2006 41.6 34.8 48.4 6.8 42.9
2007 43.5 36.4 50.6 7.1 43.2
2008 52.2 45.4 59 6.8 48.6
2009 58 51.1 64.9 6.9 53.5
2010 65.7 58.6 72.8 7.1 54.9
2011 67.3 59.8 74.8 7.5 54.6
2012 76.1 67.8 84.4 8.3 65.4
2013 67.7 58.8 76.6 8.9 67.9
2014 71.3
2015 81.3