Temperature change in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Temperature change was 1.17 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 1.17 °C for temperature change in 2025.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.44 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.297 °C, in 1992.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th of 22 countries 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.023 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.176 °C | +665.2% |
| 1963 | -0.053 °C | -69.9% |
| 1964 | -0.131 °C | +147.2% |
| 1965 | -0.199 °C | +51.9% |
| 1966 | 0.112 °C | -156.3% |
| 1967 | -0.127 °C | -213.4% |
| 1968 | -0.17 °C | +33.9% |
| 1969 | 0.129 °C | -175.9% |
| 1970 | 0.212 °C | +64.3% |
| 1971 | -0.143 °C | -167.5% |
| 1972 | 0.072 °C | -150.3% |
| 1973 | 0.453 °C | +529.2% |
| 1974 | -0.086 °C | -119.0% |
| 1975 | -0.112 °C | +30.2% |
| 1976 | -0.2 °C | +78.6% |
| 1977 | 0.229 °C | -214.5% |
| 1978 | 0.11 °C | -52.0% |
| 1979 | 0.401 °C | +264.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3 °C | -25.2% |
| 1981 | 0.107 °C | -64.3% |
| 1982 | 0.099 °C | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.458 °C | +362.6% |
| 1984 | 0.104 °C | -77.3% |
| 1985 | 0.043 °C | -58.7% |
| 1986 | 0.203 °C | +372.1% |
| 1987 | 0.462 °C | +127.6% |
| 1988 | 0.392 °C | -15.2% |
| 1989 | -0.163 °C | -141.6% |
| 1990 | 0.127 °C | -177.9% |
| 1991 | 0.236 °C | +85.8% |
| 1992 | -0.297 °C | -225.8% |
| 1993 | 0.002 °C | -100.7% |
| 1994 | 0.208 °C | +10300.0% |
| 1995 | 0.299 °C | +43.8% |
| 1996 | -0.134 °C | -144.8% |
| 1997 | 0.658 °C | -591.0% |
| 1998 | 0.869 °C | +32.1% |
| 1999 | 0.292 °C | -66.4% |
| 2000 | 0.42 °C | +43.8% |
| 2001 | 0.325 °C | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 0.799 °C | +145.8% |
| 2003 | 0.865 °C | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.847 °C | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.91 °C | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.779 °C | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.628 °C | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.474 °C | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 0.778 °C | +64.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2 °C | +54.1% |
| 2011 | 0.675 °C | -43.7% |
| 2012 | 0.316 °C | -53.2% |
| 2013 | 0.793 °C | +150.9% |
| 2014 | 0.71 °C | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.782 °C | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 1.28 °C | +63.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 °C | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 1.21 °C | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 1.32 °C | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 1.41 °C | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.35 °C | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.24 °C | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 1.32 °C | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.44 °C | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 1.17 °C | -18.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +10300.0% | 0.002 °C | 0.208 °C |
| 1962 | -665.2% | -0.023 °C | -0.176 °C |
| 1997 | +591.0% | -0.134 °C | 0.658 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0709 °C | -0.199 °C | 0.129 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0936 °C | -0.2 °C | 0.453 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2005 °C | -0.163 °C | 0.462 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.226 °C | -0.297 °C | 0.869 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6825 °C | 0.325 °C | 0.91 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.932 °C | 0.316 °C | 1.32 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 °C | 1.17 °C | 1.44 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 10 Andorra 2.58 °C compare
- 11 Belarus 2.57 °C compare
- 11 Wallis and Futuna Islands 1.23 °C compare
- 12 Latvia 2.56 °C compare
- 13 Norway 2.52 °C compare
- 14 Monaco 2.41 °C compare
- 15 Lithuania 2.41 °C compare
- 15 Micronesia 1.08 °C compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 1.65 °C compare
- 16 Mongolia 2.37 °C compare
- 16 United Republic of Tanzania 1.06 °C compare
More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 44.99 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Temperature change in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.17 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.297 °C in 1992.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for temperature change?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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).