Temperature change in Europe
Europe: Temperature change was 2.71 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Europe, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in Europe is 2.71 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Europe peaked at 3.35 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.01 °C, in 1969.
That places Europe 3rd out of 33 groups 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.892 °C | — |
| 1962 | 0.314 °C | -64.8% |
| 1963 | 0.111 °C | -64.6% |
| 1964 | -0.518 °C | -566.7% |
| 1965 | -0.428 °C | -17.4% |
| 1966 | 0.73 °C | -270.6% |
| 1967 | 0.17 °C | -76.7% |
| 1968 | 0.046 °C | -72.9% |
| 1969 | -1.01 °C | -2295.7% |
| 1970 | 0.188 °C | -118.6% |
| 1971 | 0.263 °C | +39.9% |
| 1972 | -0.155 °C | -158.9% |
| 1973 | 0.17 °C | -209.7% |
| 1974 | 0.02 °C | -88.2% |
| 1975 | 0.84 °C | +4100.0% |
| 1976 | -0.563 °C | -167.0% |
| 1977 | 0.185 °C | -132.9% |
| 1978 | -0.171 °C | -192.4% |
| 1979 | 0.133 °C | -177.8% |
| 1980 | -0.072 °C | -154.1% |
| 1981 | 0.656 °C | -1011.1% |
| 1982 | 0.102 °C | -84.5% |
| 1983 | 0.933 °C | +814.7% |
| 1984 | 0.27 °C | -71.1% |
| 1985 | -0.608 °C | -325.2% |
| 1986 | 0.253 °C | -141.6% |
| 1987 | -0.566 °C | -323.7% |
| 1988 | 0.492 °C | -186.9% |
| 1989 | 1.03 °C | +110.0% |
| 1990 | 1.25 °C | +21.5% |
| 1991 | 0.591 °C | -52.9% |
| 1992 | 0.47 °C | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 0.748 °C | +59.1% |
| 1994 | 0.695 °C | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.83 °C | +163.0% |
| 1996 | 0.566 °C | -69.0% |
| 1997 | 1.09 °C | +93.3% |
| 1998 | 0.184 °C | -83.2% |
| 1999 | 0.582 °C | +216.3% |
| 2000 | 1.34 °C | +129.9% |
| 2001 | 0.948 °C | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5 °C | +58.3% |
| 2003 | 0.965 °C | -35.7% |
| 2004 | 1.28 °C | +32.2% |
| 2005 | 1.53 °C | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.667 °C | -56.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3 °C | +244.7% |
| 2008 | 2.01 °C | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.23 °C | -39.1% |
| 2010 | 0.805 °C | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 1.54 °C | +90.8% |
| 2012 | 1.78 °C | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 1.11 °C | -37.9% |
| 2014 | 1.83 °C | +65.1% |
| 2015 | 2.11 °C | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 2.28 °C | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.96 °C | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 2 °C | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1 °C | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 3.35 °C | +59.8% |
| 2021 | 1.58 °C | -52.7% |
| 2022 | 2.23 °C | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 2.42 °C | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 2.39 °C | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 2.71 °C | +13.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Europe 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 | +4100.0% | 0.02 °C | 0.84 °C |
| 1969 | -2295.7% | 0.046 °C | -1.01 °C |
| 1981 | +1011.1% | -0.072 °C | 0.656 °C |
| 1983 | +814.7% | 0.102 °C | 0.933 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0341 °C | -1.01 °C | 0.892 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.091 °C | -0.563 °C | 0.84 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2493 °C | -0.608 °C | 1.03 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8013 °C | 0.184 °C | 1.83 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 °C | 0.667 °C | 2.3 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 °C | 0.805 °C | 2.28 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 °C | 1.58 °C | 3.35 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.26 °C compare
- 1 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 3.92 °C compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 3.29 °C compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 2.09 °C compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.07 °C compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 2.97 °C compare
- 4 Canada 2.96 °C compare
- 5 Finland 2.94 °C compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 1.95 °C compare
- 6 Russian Federation 2.87 °C compare
- 6 Türkiye 1.93 °C compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Europe?
- Temperature change in Europe was 2.71 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.01 °C in 1969.
- How does Europe rank for temperature change?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe 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).