Temperature change in World

In 2025, the land surface of the world was 1.88 °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
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) °C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
Change from 2024 −0.23°C 2024: 2.11 °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.

Temperature change on land compared with 1951 to 1980 (°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average), 2001 to 2025
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.

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 World
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