Temperature change in Hong Kong SAR, China

In 2025, the land surface of Hong Kong SAR, China was 1.01 °C warmer than the 1951 to 1980 average. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2016.

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”.
Hong Kong SAR, China, 2025 1.01e (Estimate) °C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
Change from 2024 −0.73°C 2024: 1.74 °C
World, 2025 1.88 °Ce (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2025 174th of 199 See the full ranking

Temperature change in Hong Kong SAR, China 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 Hong Kong SAR, ChinaWorld
2025 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.88 °Ce (Estimated value)
2024 1.74 °Ce (Estimated value) 2.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2023 1.28 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.77 °Ce (Estimated value)
2022 1.24 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.38 °Ce (Estimated value)
2021 1.84 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.47 °Ce (Estimated value)
2020 1.74 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.66 °Ce (Estimated value)
2019 1.65 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.43 °Ce (Estimated value)
2018 1.08 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.24 °Ce (Estimated value)
2017 1.27 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.42 °Ce (Estimated value)
2016 0.72 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.68 °Ce (Estimated value)
2015 1.15 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.40 °Ce (Estimated value)
2014 0.68 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value)
2013 0.77 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value)
2012 0.53 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2011 0.32 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value)
2010 0.37 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.28 °Ce (Estimated value)
2009 0.89 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value)
2008 0.39 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.92 °Ce (Estimated value)
2007 1.00 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.19 °Ce (Estimated value)
2006 0.89 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.05 °Ce (Estimated value)
2005 0.72 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2004 0.67 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.89 °Ce (Estimated value)
2003 0.96 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.91 °Ce (Estimated value)
2002 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.99 °Ce (Estimated value)
2001 0.83 °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 1.74 °C in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 1.15 °C, the figure has changed by −0.14.
  • Among the 199 countries with data for 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China has the 174th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.88 °C.

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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 Hong Kong SAR, China
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