Temperature change in China, Macao SAR

China, Macao SAR: Temperature change was 1.01 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.01 °C
Change on year
down 42.1%
World rank
196th
of 233 countries
All-time high
1.84 °C
in 2021
All-time low
-0.772 °C
in 1976
Years of data
65
1961–2025

Temperature change in China, Macao SAR, 1961–2025

-1012196119932025

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.

Analysis

In 2025, temperature change in China, Macao SAR stood at 1.01 °C.

The figure is down 42.1% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temperature change in China, Macao SAR peaked at 1.84 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.772 °C, in 1976.

China, Macao SAR ranks 196th of 233 countries 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 China, Macao SAR, year by year

Annual values for Temperature change in China, Macao SAR, 1961 to 2025.
Year °C Change
1961 0.061 °C —
1962 -0.057 °C -193.4%
1963 0.331 °C -680.7%
1964 0.122 °C -63.1%
1965 0.156 °C +27.9%
1966 0.655 °C +319.9%
1967 0.041 °C -93.7%
1968 -0.652 °C -1690.2%
1969 -0.003 °C -99.5%
1970 -0.394 °C +13033.3%
1971 -0.184 °C -53.3%
1972 -0.14 °C -23.9%
1973 0.426 °C -404.3%
1974 -0.344 °C -180.8%
1975 0.159 °C -146.2%
1976 -0.772 °C -585.5%
1977 0.162 °C -121.0%
1978 0.005 °C -96.9%
1979 0.018 °C +260.0%
1980 0.258 °C +1333.3%
1981 0.386 °C +49.6%
1982 0.071 °C -81.6%
1983 -0.168 °C -336.6%
1984 -0.5 °C +197.6%
1985 -0.266 °C -46.8%
1986 0.039 °C -114.7%
1987 0.859 °C +2102.6%
1988 -0.11 °C -112.8%
1989 0.274 °C -349.1%
1990 0.285 °C +4.0%
1991 0.705 °C +147.4%
1992 -0.254 °C -136.0%
1993 0.273 °C -207.5%
1994 0.323 °C +18.3%
1995 -0.043 °C -113.3%
1996 -0.006 °C -86.0%
1997 0.272 °C -4633.3%
1998 0.898 °C +230.1%
1999 0.954 °C +6.2%
2000 0.292 °C -69.4%
2001 0.827 °C +183.2%
2002 0.933 °C +12.8%
2003 0.96 °C +2.9%
2004 0.671 °C -30.1%
2005 0.717 °C +6.9%
2006 0.886 °C +23.6%
2007 0.995 °C +12.3%
2008 0.393 °C -60.5%
2009 0.891 °C +126.7%
2010 0.365 °C -59.0%
2011 0.324 °C -11.2%
2012 0.53 °C +63.6%
2013 0.769 °C +45.1%
2014 0.677 °C -12.0%
2015 1.15 °C +69.4%
2016 0.724 °C -36.9%
2017 1.27 °C +75.7%
2018 1.08 °C -15.2%
2019 1.65 °C +53.3%
2020 1.74 °C +5.3%
2021 1.84 °C +5.5%
2022 1.24 °C -32.6%
2023 1.28 °C +3.5%
2024 1.74 °C +36.1%
2025 1.01 °C -42.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Temperature change in China, Macao SAR 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.

YearChange FromTo
1970 -13033.3% -0.003 °C -0.394 °C
1997 +4633.3% -0.006 °C 0.272 °C
1987 +2102.6% 0.039 °C 0.859 °C
1968 -1690.2% 0.041 °C -0.652 °C
1980 +1333.3% 0.018 °C 0.258 °C
1963 +680.7% -0.057 °C 0.331 °C

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0727 °C -0.652 °C 0.655 °C 9
1970s -0.1064 °C -0.772 °C 0.426 °C 10
1980s 0.0843 °C -0.5 °C 0.859 °C 10
1990s 0.3407 °C -0.254 °C 0.954 °C 10
2000s 0.7565 °C 0.292 °C 0.995 °C 10
2010s 0.8541 °C 0.324 °C 1.65 °C 10
2020s 1.47 °C 1.01 °C 1.84 °C 6

Countries ranked near China, Macao SAR

  1. 193 Kiribati 1.02 °C compare
  2. 194 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1.01 °C compare
  3. 195 Thailand 1.01 °C compare
  4. 196 China, Hong Kong SAR 1.01 °C compare
  5. 198 American Samoa 1 °C compare
  6. 199 Namibia 0.979 °C compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is temperature change in China, Macao SAR?
Temperature change in China, Macao SAR was 1.01 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest temperature change recorded in China, Macao SAR?
The highest recorded value was 1.84 °C in 2021.
What is the lowest temperature change recorded in China, Macao SAR?
The lowest recorded value was -0.772 °C in 1976.
How does China, Macao SAR rank for temperature change?
China, Macao SAR ranks 196th out of 233 countries with data for 2025.
Is temperature change rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, Macao SAR 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

Indicator
Temperature change
Unit
°C
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,949 data points, 1961–2025
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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).