Temperature change in World
In 2025, the land surface of the world was 1.88 °C warmer than the 1951 to 1980 average.
World is a group: All economies covered by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by FAOSTAT, not an average calculated on this site.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
World, 2025
1.88e (Estimate)
Change from 2024
−0.23°C
Temperature change in World 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.
| Period | World |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.88 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2024 | 2.11 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2023 | 1.77 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2022 | 1.38 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2021 | 1.47 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2020 | 1.66 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2019 | 1.43 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2018 | 1.24 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2017 | 1.42 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2016 | 1.68 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2015 | 1.40 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2014 | 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2013 | 1.01 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2012 | 1.11 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2011 | 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2010 | 1.28 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2009 | 0.93 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2008 | 0.92 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2007 | 1.19 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2006 | 1.05 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2005 | 1.11 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2004 | 0.89 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2003 | 0.91 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2002 | 0.99 °Ce (Estimated value) |
| 2001 | 0.85 °Ce (Estimated value) |
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.23 from 2.11 °C in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.40 °C, the figure has changed by +0.48.
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