Temperature change in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Temperature change was 2.31 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in European Union (27), 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in European Union (27) is 2.31 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in European Union (27) peaked at 2.64 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.556 °C, in 1963.
European Union (27) ranks 7th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature change in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.07 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.209 °C | -119.5% |
| 1963 | -0.556 °C | +166.0% |
| 1964 | -0.032 °C | -94.2% |
| 1965 | -0.513 °C | +1503.1% |
| 1966 | 0.036 °C | -107.0% |
| 1967 | 0.553 °C | +1436.1% |
| 1968 | -0.13 °C | -123.5% |
| 1969 | -0.243 °C | +86.9% |
| 1970 | -0.417 °C | +71.6% |
| 1971 | -0.189 °C | -54.7% |
| 1972 | 0.05 °C | -126.5% |
| 1973 | 0.253 °C | +406.0% |
| 1974 | 0.189 °C | -25.3% |
| 1975 | 0.784 °C | +314.8% |
| 1976 | -0.191 °C | -124.4% |
| 1977 | 0.064 °C | -133.5% |
| 1978 | -0.275 °C | -529.7% |
| 1979 | -0.334 °C | +21.5% |
| 1980 | -0.319 °C | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.082 °C | -125.7% |
| 1982 | 0.308 °C | +275.6% |
| 1983 | 0.76 °C | +146.8% |
| 1984 | 0.058 °C | -92.4% |
| 1985 | -0.526 °C | -1006.9% |
| 1986 | 0.043 °C | -108.2% |
| 1987 | -0.42 °C | -1076.7% |
| 1988 | 0.656 °C | -256.2% |
| 1989 | 1.27 °C | +93.7% |
| 1990 | 1.39 °C | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.372 °C | -73.1% |
| 1992 | 0.809 °C | +117.5% |
| 1993 | 0.27 °C | -66.6% |
| 1994 | 1.15 °C | +324.4% |
| 1995 | 1.12 °C | -2.4% |
| 1996 | -0.088 °C | -107.9% |
| 1997 | 0.713 °C | -910.2% |
| 1998 | 0.873 °C | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 1.07 °C | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 1.43 °C | +34.1% |
| 2001 | 1.35 °C | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.21 °C | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 1.05 °C | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.907 °C | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 °C | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 1.11 °C | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7 °C | +53.0% |
| 2008 | 1.41 °C | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 1.34 °C | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.511 °C | -61.8% |
| 2011 | 1.15 °C | +125.4% |
| 2012 | 1.35 °C | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.925 °C | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 2.08 °C | +125.0% |
| 2015 | 1.78 °C | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 1.84 °C | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.57 °C | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 1.98 °C | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9 °C | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.43 °C | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5 °C | -38.1% |
| 2022 | 2.25 °C | +49.5% |
| 2023 | 2.29 °C | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.64 °C | +15.2% |
| 2025 | 2.31 °C | -12.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -1503.1% | -0.032 °C | -0.513 °C |
| 1967 | +1436.1% | 0.036 °C | 0.553 °C |
| 1987 | -1076.7% | 0.043 °C | -0.42 °C |
| 1985 | -1006.9% | 0.058 °C | -0.526 °C |
| 1997 | +910.2% | -0.088 °C | 0.713 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0027 °C | -0.556 °C | 1.07 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.0066 °C | -0.417 °C | 0.784 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1913 °C | -0.526 °C | 1.27 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7667 °C | -0.088 °C | 1.39 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 °C | 0.907 °C | 1.7 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 °C | 0.511 °C | 2.08 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 °C | 1.5 °C | 2.64 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 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
- 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
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in European Union (27)?
- Temperature change in European Union (27) was 2.31 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.556 °C in 1963.
- How does European Union (27) rank for temperature change?
- European Union (27) ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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).