Temperature change in Asia
Asia: Temperature change was 1.83 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Asia, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Asia recorded 1.83 °C for temperature change in 2025.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Asia peaked at 2.06 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.343 °C, in 1968.
Asia ranks 7th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature change in Asia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.05 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.015 °C | -130.0% |
| 1963 | 0.277 °C | -1946.7% |
| 1964 | -0.172 °C | -162.1% |
| 1965 | -0.031 °C | -82.0% |
| 1966 | 0.331 °C | -1167.7% |
| 1967 | -0.309 °C | -193.4% |
| 1968 | -0.343 °C | +11.0% |
| 1969 | -0.016 °C | -95.3% |
| 1970 | 0.063 °C | -493.8% |
| 1971 | -0.138 °C | -319.0% |
| 1972 | -0.17 °C | +23.2% |
| 1973 | 0.238 °C | -240.0% |
| 1974 | -0.139 °C | -158.4% |
| 1975 | 0.01 °C | -107.2% |
| 1976 | -0.336 °C | -3460.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1 °C | -129.8% |
| 1978 | 0.163 °C | +63.0% |
| 1979 | 0.455 °C | +179.1% |
| 1980 | 0.282 °C | -38.0% |
| 1981 | 0.208 °C | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 0.117 °C | -43.7% |
| 1983 | -0.011 °C | -109.4% |
| 1984 | -0.123 °C | +1018.2% |
| 1985 | 0.021 °C | -117.1% |
| 1986 | 0.058 °C | +176.2% |
| 1987 | 0.41 °C | +606.9% |
| 1988 | 0.433 °C | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.27 °C | -37.6% |
| 1990 | 0.537 °C | +98.9% |
| 1991 | 0.415 °C | -22.7% |
| 1992 | -0.04 °C | -109.6% |
| 1993 | 0.092 °C | -330.0% |
| 1994 | 0.544 °C | +491.3% |
| 1995 | 0.639 °C | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 0.196 °C | -69.3% |
| 1997 | 0.629 °C | +220.9% |
| 1998 | 1.06 °C | +69.2% |
| 1999 | 1.11 °C | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.698 °C | -37.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 °C | +48.0% |
| 2002 | 1.19 °C | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.671 °C | -43.7% |
| 2004 | 1.12 °C | +66.8% |
| 2005 | 0.891 °C | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 1.14 °C | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 1.21 °C | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.899 °C | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1 °C | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 1.27 °C | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.722 °C | -43.4% |
| 2012 | 0.721 °C | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 °C | +49.1% |
| 2014 | 0.927 °C | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 1.31 °C | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 1.49 °C | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.49 °C | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.37 °C | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 1.41 °C | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.54 °C | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.56 °C | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.74 °C | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 1.79 °C | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.06 °C | +14.8% |
| 2025 | 1.83 °C | -10.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -3460.0% | 0.01 °C | -0.336 °C |
| 1963 | +1946.7% | -0.015 °C | 0.277 °C |
| 1966 | +1167.7% | -0.031 °C | 0.331 °C |
| 1984 | -1018.2% | -0.011 °C | -0.123 °C |
| 1987 | +606.9% | 0.058 °C | 0.41 °C |
| 1970 | +493.8% | -0.016 °C | 0.063 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0253 °C | -0.343 °C | 0.331 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0246 °C | -0.336 °C | 0.455 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1665 °C | -0.123 °C | 0.433 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5185 °C | -0.04 °C | 1.11 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9944 °C | 0.671 °C | 1.21 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 °C | 0.721 °C | 1.49 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 °C | 1.54 °C | 2.06 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 4 Canada 2.96 °C compare
- 5 Finland 2.94 °C compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 1.95 °C compare
- 6 Russian Federation 2.87 °C compare
- 6 Türkiye 1.93 °C compare
- 7 Estonia 2.78 °C compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.32 °C compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 2.76 °C compare
- 9 Sweden 2.72 °C compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.29 °C compare
- 10 Andorra 2.58 °C compare
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 213.39 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 389,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Asia?
- Temperature change in Asia was 1.83 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.343 °C in 1968.
- How does Asia rank for temperature change?
- Asia ranks 7th out of 22 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia 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).