Temperature change in Africa
Africa: Temperature change was 1.32 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Africa, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Africa recorded 1.32 °C for temperature change in 2025.
The figure is down 23.9% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Africa peaked at 1.73 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.264 °C, in 1976.
Africa ranks 26th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature change in Africa, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.009 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.025 °C | +177.8% |
| 1963 | 0.077 °C | -408.0% |
| 1964 | -0.143 °C | -285.7% |
| 1965 | -0.189 °C | +32.2% |
| 1966 | 0.147 °C | -177.8% |
| 1967 | -0.206 °C | -240.1% |
| 1968 | -0.221 °C | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.349 °C | -257.9% |
| 1970 | 0.216 °C | -38.1% |
| 1971 | -0.214 °C | -199.1% |
| 1972 | -0.007 °C | -96.7% |
| 1973 | 0.371 °C | -5400.0% |
| 1974 | -0.24 °C | -164.7% |
| 1975 | -0.237 °C | -1.3% |
| 1976 | -0.264 °C | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.227 °C | -186.0% |
| 1978 | 0.071 °C | -68.7% |
| 1979 | 0.43 °C | +505.6% |
| 1980 | 0.362 °C | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 0.107 °C | -70.4% |
| 1982 | 0.22 °C | +105.6% |
| 1983 | 0.411 °C | +86.8% |
| 1984 | 0.327 °C | -20.4% |
| 1985 | 0.291 °C | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.279 °C | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.67 °C | +140.1% |
| 1988 | 0.598 °C | -10.7% |
| 1989 | -0.012 °C | -102.0% |
| 1990 | 0.564 °C | -4800.0% |
| 1991 | 0.383 °C | -32.1% |
| 1992 | 0.082 °C | -78.6% |
| 1993 | 0.366 °C | +346.3% |
| 1994 | 0.383 °C | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.515 °C | +34.5% |
| 1996 | 0.501 °C | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.549 °C | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.933 °C | +69.9% |
| 1999 | 0.615 °C | -34.1% |
| 2000 | 0.439 °C | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 0.627 °C | +42.8% |
| 2002 | 0.854 °C | +36.2% |
| 2003 | 0.98 °C | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.798 °C | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 1.05 °C | +31.5% |
| 2006 | 0.887 °C | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.76 °C | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.668 °C | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.919 °C | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 1.46 °C | +59.3% |
| 2011 | 0.876 °C | -40.2% |
| 2012 | 0.694 °C | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.939 °C | +35.3% |
| 2014 | 0.935 °C | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.12 °C | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.31 °C | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 1.09 °C | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1 °C | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.24 °C | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 1.14 °C | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 1.37 °C | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.986 °C | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 1.45 °C | +47.0% |
| 2024 | 1.73 °C | +19.6% |
| 2025 | 1.32 °C | -23.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +5400.0% | -0.007 °C | 0.371 °C |
| 1990 | +4800.0% | -0.012 °C | 0.564 °C |
| 1979 | +505.6% | 0.071 °C | 0.43 °C |
| 1963 | +408.0% | -0.025 °C | 0.077 °C |
| 1993 | +346.3% | 0.082 °C | 0.366 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0244 °C | -0.221 °C | 0.349 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0353 °C | -0.264 °C | 0.43 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3253 °C | -0.012 °C | 0.67 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4891 °C | 0.082 °C | 0.933 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7981 °C | 0.439 °C | 1.05 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 °C | 0.694 °C | 1.46 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 °C | 0.986 °C | 1.73 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Africa?
- Temperature change in Africa was 1.32 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.264 °C in 1976.
- How does Africa rank for temperature change?
- Africa ranks 26th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temperature change. 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).