Temperature change in Greece

In 2025, the land surface of Greece was 1.95 °C warmer than the 1951 to 1980 average.

Measure: Temperature change on land compared with 1951 to 1980 Unit: °C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Greece, 2025 1.95e (Estimate) °C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
Change from 2024 −0.73°C 2024: 2.68 °C
World, 2025 1.88 °Ce (Estimate) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 2.17 °C Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 58th of 199 See the full ranking

Temperature change in Greece over time

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°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Temperature change on land compared with 1951 to 1980 (°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average), 2001 to 2025
Period GreeceWorld
2025 1.95 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.88 °Ce (Estimated value)
2024 2.68 °Ce (Estimated value) 2.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2023 1.91 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.77 °Ce (Estimated value)
2022 1.11 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.38 °Ce (Estimated value)
2021 1.72 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.47 °Ce (Estimated value)
2020 1.35 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.66 °Ce (Estimated value)
2019 1.48 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.43 °Ce (Estimated value)
2018 2.00 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.24 °Ce (Estimated value)
2017 0.72 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.42 °Ce (Estimated value)
2016 1.63 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.68 °Ce (Estimated value)
2015 0.96 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.40 °Ce (Estimated value)
2014 1.12 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value)
2013 1.37 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value)
2012 1.29 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2011 0.44 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value)
2010 1.63 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.28 °Ce (Estimated value)
2009 0.84 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value)
2008 0.95 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.92 °Ce (Estimated value)
2007 1.15 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.19 °Ce (Estimated value)
2006 0.32 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.05 °Ce (Estimated value)
2005 0.27 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2004 0.41 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.89 °Ce (Estimated value)
2003 0.46 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.91 °Ce (Estimated value)
2002 0.50 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.99 °Ce (Estimated value)
2001 1.38 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.85 °Ce (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.73 from 2.68 °C in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 0.96 °C, the figure has changed by +0.98.
  • Among the 199 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 58th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.88 °C.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
ET · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Months Code=7020 Element Code=7271
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Greece
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0