Temperature change in United Kingdom

In 2025, the land surface of United Kingdom was 1.84 °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”.
United Kingdom, 2025 1.84e (Estimate) °C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
Change from 2024 +0.35°C 2024: 1.49 °C
World, 2025 1.88 °Ce (Estimate) Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 2.08 °C Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2025 72nd of 199 See the full ranking

Temperature change in United Kingdom 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 United KingdomWorld
2025 1.84 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.88 °Ce (Estimated value)
2024 1.49 °Ce (Estimated value) 2.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2023 1.47 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.77 °Ce (Estimated value)
2022 1.90 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.38 °Ce (Estimated value)
2021 0.92 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.47 °Ce (Estimated value)
2020 1.36 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.66 °Ce (Estimated value)
2019 1.22 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.43 °Ce (Estimated value)
2018 0.98 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.24 °Ce (Estimated value)
2017 1.41 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.42 °Ce (Estimated value)
2016 1.14 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.68 °Ce (Estimated value)
2015 0.59 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.40 °Ce (Estimated value)
2014 1.69 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value)
2013 0.34 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value)
2012 0.55 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2011 0.82 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value)
2010 -0.08 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.28 °Ce (Estimated value)
2009 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value)
2008 0.82 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.92 °Ce (Estimated value)
2007 1.32 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.19 °Ce (Estimated value)
2006 1.23 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.05 °Ce (Estimated value)
2005 1.10 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.11 °Ce (Estimated value)
2004 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.89 °Ce (Estimated value)
2003 1.17 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.91 °Ce (Estimated value)
2002 0.99 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.99 °Ce (Estimated value)
2001 0.61 °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 +0.35 from 1.49 °C in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 0.59 °C, the figure has changed by +1.25.
  • Among the 199 countries with data for 2025, United Kingdom has the 72nd 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 United Kingdom
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