Temperature change in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Temperature change was 2.26 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 2.26 °C for temperature change in 2025.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 2.79 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.688 °C, in 1986.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1st out of 22 regions 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.
Temperature change in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.463 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.086 °C | -118.6% |
| 1963 | -0.138 °C | +60.5% |
| 1964 | 0.204 °C | -247.8% |
| 1965 | -0.239 °C | -217.2% |
| 1966 | -0.095 °C | -60.3% |
| 1967 | 0.137 °C | -244.2% |
| 1968 | -0.498 °C | -463.5% |
| 1969 | -0.49 °C | -1.6% |
| 1970 | -0.41 °C | -16.3% |
| 1971 | -0.286 °C | -30.2% |
| 1972 | -0.17 °C | -40.6% |
| 1973 | 0.616 °C | -462.4% |
| 1974 | -0.462 °C | -175.0% |
| 1975 | 0.937 °C | -302.8% |
| 1976 | -0.307 °C | -132.8% |
| 1977 | 0.195 °C | -163.5% |
| 1978 | 0.718 °C | +268.2% |
| 1979 | 0.67 °C | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.034 °C | -94.9% |
| 1981 | -0.566 °C | -1764.7% |
| 1982 | 0.934 °C | -265.0% |
| 1983 | 0.617 °C | -33.9% |
| 1984 | -0.125 °C | -120.3% |
| 1985 | 0.172 °C | -237.6% |
| 1986 | -0.688 °C | -500.0% |
| 1987 | 0.248 °C | -136.0% |
| 1988 | 0.584 °C | +135.5% |
| 1989 | 1.25 °C | +114.6% |
| 1990 | 1.35 °C | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.62 °C | -54.2% |
| 1992 | 0.795 °C | +28.2% |
| 1993 | 0.595 °C | -25.2% |
| 1994 | 1.39 °C | +132.8% |
| 1995 | 0.724 °C | -47.7% |
| 1996 | 0.306 °C | -57.7% |
| 1997 | 1.03 °C | +236.6% |
| 1998 | 1.84 °C | +79.1% |
| 1999 | 1.45 °C | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 0.669 °C | -53.8% |
| 2001 | 0.915 °C | +36.8% |
| 2002 | 0.913 °C | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.978 °C | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.63 °C | +66.5% |
| 2005 | 0.899 °C | -44.8% |
| 2006 | 0.746 °C | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 1.66 °C | +122.4% |
| 2008 | 1.57 °C | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.12 °C | -28.7% |
| 2010 | 0.45 °C | -59.8% |
| 2011 | 0.586 °C | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 0.48 °C | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.376 °C | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 1.68 °C | +345.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4 °C | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 1.62 °C | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 1.81 °C | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 1.09 °C | -39.9% |
| 2019 | 2.05 °C | +88.8% |
| 2020 | 2.08 °C | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.07 °C | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.8 °C | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 2.21 °C | +22.6% |
| 2024 | 2.79 °C | +26.3% |
| 2025 | 2.26 °C | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0824 °C | -0.498 °C | 0.463 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1501 °C | -0.462 °C | 0.937 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2463 °C | -0.688 °C | 1.25 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 °C | 0.306 °C | 1.84 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 °C | 0.669 °C | 1.66 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 °C | 0.376 °C | 2.05 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 °C | 1.8 °C | 2.79 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 1 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 3.92 °C compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 3.29 °C compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 2.97 °C compare
- 4 Canada 2.96 °C compare
More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,959 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2,915 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.14 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.11 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,959 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Temperature change in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 2.26 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.688 °C in 1986.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for temperature change?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 1st out of 22 regions with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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).