Standard Deviation in China
China: Standard Deviation was 0.279 °C in 2025. ▬ Flat
Standard Deviation in China, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
China recorded 0.279 °C for standard deviation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, standard deviation in China peaked at 0.279 °C in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.279 °C, in 1961.
That places China 159th out of 251 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Standard Deviation in China, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.279 °C | — |
| 1962 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.279 °C | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.279 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2815 °C, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.279 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2385 °C, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 0.279 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 157 South Sudan 0.283 °C compare
- 158 Nigeria 0.281 °C compare
- 159 China, mainland 0.279 °C compare
- 161 Cuba 0.278 °C compare
- 161 Somalia 0.278 °C compare
More environment data for China
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2791 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.82 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is standard deviation in China?
- Standard deviation in China was 0.279 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest standard deviation recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.279 °C in 1961.
- What is the lowest standard deviation recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.279 °C in 1961.
- How does China rank for standard deviation?
- China ranks 159th out of 251 countries with data for 2025.
- Is standard deviation rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Standard Deviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Temperature change on land domain disseminates statistics of mean surface temperature change by country, with annual updates. Statistics are available for monthly, seasonal and annual mean temperature anomalies, i.e., temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology, corresponding to the period 1951–1980. The standard deviation of the temperature change of the baseline methodology is also available. Data are based on the publicly available GISTEMP data, the Global Surface Temperature Change data distributed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA-GISS).