Temperature change in Greenland
Greenland: Temperature change was 2.17 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Greenland, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature change in Greenland stood at 2.17 °C.
That represents a change of up 36.6% on the previous year and up 1,689.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Greenland peaked at 3.24 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.42 °C, in 1983.
Greenland ranks 35th of 233 countries 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.398 °C | — |
| 1962 | 0.925 °C | -332.4% |
| 1963 | 0.483 °C | -47.8% |
| 1964 | 0.305 °C | -36.9% |
| 1965 | 0.869 °C | +184.9% |
| 1966 | -0.168 °C | -119.3% |
| 1967 | -0.417 °C | +148.2% |
| 1968 | -0.276 °C | -33.8% |
| 1969 | -0.08 °C | -71.0% |
| 1970 | -0.284 °C | +255.0% |
| 1971 | -0.839 °C | +195.4% |
| 1972 | -1.08 °C | +29.1% |
| 1973 | -0.893 °C | -17.5% |
| 1974 | 0.417 °C | -146.7% |
| 1975 | -1.09 °C | -362.4% |
| 1976 | -0.351 °C | -67.9% |
| 1977 | 1 °C | -384.9% |
| 1978 | -0.678 °C | -167.8% |
| 1979 | 0.663 °C | -197.8% |
| 1980 | 1.06 °C | +59.7% |
| 1981 | -0.291 °C | -127.5% |
| 1982 | -0.621 °C | +113.4% |
| 1983 | -2.42 °C | +290.5% |
| 1984 | -1.93 °C | -20.6% |
| 1985 | 0.97 °C | -150.4% |
| 1986 | 0.509 °C | -47.5% |
| 1987 | -0.183 °C | -136.0% |
| 1988 | 0.558 °C | -404.9% |
| 1989 | -1.68 °C | -401.3% |
| 1990 | -0.462 °C | -72.5% |
| 1991 | -0.324 °C | -29.9% |
| 1992 | -1.36 °C | +320.1% |
| 1993 | -1.53 °C | +12.2% |
| 1994 | -0.58 °C | -62.0% |
| 1995 | -0.437 °C | -24.7% |
| 1996 | 0.611 °C | -239.8% |
| 1997 | 0.412 °C | -32.6% |
| 1998 | 1.24 °C | +200.5% |
| 1999 | 0.407 °C | -67.1% |
| 2000 | 0.898 °C | +120.6% |
| 2001 | 0.851 °C | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 °C | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 2.36 °C | +120.7% |
| 2004 | 1.47 °C | -37.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9 °C | +29.1% |
| 2006 | 1.68 °C | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 1.41 °C | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.871 °C | -38.4% |
| 2009 | 0.838 °C | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.24 °C | +286.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6 °C | -50.7% |
| 2012 | 1.53 °C | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.39 °C | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.64 °C | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.121 °C | -92.6% |
| 2016 | 2.36 °C | +1851.2% |
| 2017 | 1.16 °C | -50.8% |
| 2018 | 0.922 °C | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 2.14 °C | +131.8% |
| 2020 | 1.12 °C | -47.6% |
| 2021 | 2.21 °C | +97.8% |
| 2022 | 1.47 °C | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3 °C | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 1.58 °C | +21.5% |
| 2025 | 2.17 °C | +36.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 2.17 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.86 °C, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 2.17 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.18 °C, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1851.2% | 0.121 °C | 2.36 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1381 °C | -0.417 °C | 0.925 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.3142 °C | -1.09 °C | 1 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4031 °C | -2.42 °C | 1.06 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2023 °C | -1.53 °C | 1.24 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 °C | 0.838 °C | 2.36 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 °C | 0.121 °C | 3.24 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 °C | 1.12 °C | 2.21 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.61 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 17.66 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.11 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 17 t (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.61 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Greenland?
- Temperature change in Greenland was 2.17 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.42 °C in 1983.
- How does Greenland rank for temperature change?
- Greenland ranks 35th out of 233 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,689.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland 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).