Temperature change in Canada
Canada: Temperature change was 2.96 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Canada, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in Canada is 2.96 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 134.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Canada peaked at 3.36 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.78 °C, in 1972.
That places Canada 4th out of 250 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1192 °C | -0.87 °C | 0.476 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.1268 °C | -1.78 °C | 1.09 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4917 °C | -0.674 °C | 1.55 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6716 °C | -0.122 °C | 2.48 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 °C | 0.487 °C | 2.35 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 °C | 0.284 °C | 2.93 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 °C | 1.13 °C | 3.36 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 3.92 °C compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 3.29 °C compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 2.97 °C compare
- 5 Finland 2.94 °C compare
- 6 Russian Federation 2.87 °C compare
- 7 Estonia 2.78 °C compare
More environment data for Canada
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3.05 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.95 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 72,165 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11,365 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.33 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.19 million t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 560,078 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Canada?
- Temperature change in Canada was 2.96 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.78 °C in 1972.
- How does Canada rank for temperature change?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 250 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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).