Standard Deviation in South Africa
South Africa: Standard Deviation was 0.275 °C in 2025. ▬ Flat
Standard Deviation in South Africa, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.275 °C for standard deviation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, standard deviation in South Africa peaked at 0.275 °C in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.275 °C, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 151st of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Standard Deviation in South Africa, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.275 °C | — |
| 1962 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.275 °C | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.275 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2815 °C, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.275 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2745 °C, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 0.275 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is standard deviation in South Africa?
- Standard deviation in South Africa was 0.275 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest standard deviation recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.275 °C in 1961.
- What is the lowest standard deviation recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.275 °C in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for standard deviation?
- South Africa ranks 151st out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is standard deviation rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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).