Temperature change in China, mainland
China, mainland: Temperature change was 1.92 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in China, mainland, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature change in China, mainland stood at 1.92 °C.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in China, mainland peaked at 2.28 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.41 °C, in 1968.
That places China, mainland 67th out of 250 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | -0.0346 °C | -0.41 °C | 0.282 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0497 °C | -0.395 °C | 0.408 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1922 °C | -0.152 °C | 0.433 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6638 °C | 0.138 °C | 1.28 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 °C | 0.589 °C | 1.56 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 °C | 0.643 °C | 1.59 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 °C | 1.66 °C | 2.28 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 64 Republic of Moldova 1.95 °C compare
- 65 Greece 1.95 °C compare
- 66 Türkiye 1.93 °C compare
- 68 China 1.92 °C compare
- 69 South Sudan 1.92 °C compare
- 70 Republic of Korea 1.9 °C compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,542 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in China, mainland?
- Temperature change in China, mainland was 1.92 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.41 °C in 1968.
- How does China, mainland rank for temperature change?
- China, mainland ranks 67th out of 250 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland 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).