Temperature change in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Temperature change was 1.98 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Eastern Asia, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in Eastern Asia is 1.98 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Eastern Asia peaked at 2.32 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.47 °C, in 1968.
That places Eastern Asia 10th out of 33 groups 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.
Temperature change in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.254 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.144 °C | -156.7% |
| 1963 | 0.375 °C | -360.4% |
| 1964 | -0.032 °C | -108.5% |
| 1965 | 0.153 °C | -578.1% |
| 1966 | 0.195 °C | +27.5% |
| 1967 | -0.289 °C | -248.2% |
| 1968 | -0.47 °C | +62.6% |
| 1969 | -0.296 °C | -37.0% |
| 1970 | -0.309 °C | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.01 °C | -103.2% |
| 1972 | 0.046 °C | +360.0% |
| 1973 | 0.447 °C | +871.7% |
| 1974 | -0.008 °C | -101.8% |
| 1975 | 0.306 °C | -3925.0% |
| 1976 | -0.373 °C | -221.9% |
| 1977 | -0.042 °C | -88.7% |
| 1978 | 0.335 °C | -897.6% |
| 1979 | 0.394 °C | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.26 °C | -34.0% |
| 1981 | 0.177 °C | -31.9% |
| 1982 | 0.474 °C | +167.8% |
| 1983 | 0.197 °C | -58.4% |
| 1984 | -0.192 °C | -197.5% |
| 1985 | -0.149 °C | -22.4% |
| 1986 | -0.016 °C | -89.3% |
| 1987 | 0.395 °C | -2568.8% |
| 1988 | 0.416 °C | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.57 °C | +37.0% |
| 1990 | 0.965 °C | +69.3% |
| 1991 | 0.612 °C | -36.6% |
| 1992 | 0.247 °C | -59.6% |
| 1993 | 0.303 °C | +22.7% |
| 1994 | 0.836 °C | +175.9% |
| 1995 | 0.669 °C | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.235 °C | -64.9% |
| 1997 | 0.905 °C | +285.1% |
| 1998 | 1.4 °C | +54.7% |
| 1999 | 1.31 °C | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.645 °C | -50.7% |
| 2001 | 1.12 °C | +73.3% |
| 2002 | 1.21 °C | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.784 °C | -35.3% |
| 2004 | 1.23 °C | +56.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 °C | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 1.21 °C | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 1.69 °C | +39.9% |
| 2008 | 1.19 °C | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 1.33 °C | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.879 °C | -34.1% |
| 2011 | 0.79 °C | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.579 °C | -26.7% |
| 2013 | 1.05 °C | +81.9% |
| 2014 | 1.17 °C | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4 °C | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 1.35 °C | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.69 °C | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 1.48 °C | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5 °C | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.75 °C | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 1.73 °C | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.92 °C | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 1.93 °C | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.32 °C | +20.2% |
| 2025 | 1.98 °C | -14.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +3925.0% | -0.008 °C | 0.306 °C |
| 1987 | +2568.8% | -0.016 °C | 0.395 °C |
| 1978 | +897.6% | -0.042 °C | 0.335 °C |
| 1973 | +871.7% | 0.046 °C | 0.447 °C |
| 1965 | +578.1% | -0.032 °C | 0.153 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0282 °C | -0.47 °C | 0.375 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0806 °C | -0.373 °C | 0.447 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2132 °C | -0.192 °C | 0.57 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.748 °C | 0.235 °C | 1.4 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 °C | 0.645 °C | 1.69 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 °C | 0.579 °C | 1.69 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 °C | 1.73 °C | 2.32 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 7 Estonia 2.78 °C compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.32 °C compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 2.76 °C compare
- 9 Sweden 2.72 °C compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.29 °C compare
- 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.17 °C compare
- 13 Norway 2.52 °C compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 15.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Eastern Asia?
- Temperature change in Eastern Asia was 1.98 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.47 °C in 1968.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for temperature change?
- Eastern Asia ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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).