Temperature change in Iceland
Iceland: Temperature change was 1.47 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Iceland, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.47 °C for temperature change in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,158.1% on the previous year and up 334.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Iceland peaked at 1.75 °C in 2003 and was at its lowest, -1.38 °C, in 1979.
That places Iceland 109th out of 233 countries 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.625 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.195 °C | -131.2% |
| 1963 | -0.016 °C | -91.8% |
| 1964 | 1.15 °C | -7300.0% |
| 1965 | -0.122 °C | -110.6% |
| 1966 | -0.511 °C | +318.9% |
| 1967 | -0.609 °C | +19.2% |
| 1968 | -0.647 °C | +6.2% |
| 1969 | -0.939 °C | +45.1% |
| 1970 | -0.684 °C | -27.2% |
| 1971 | -0.019 °C | -97.2% |
| 1972 | 0.708 °C | -3826.3% |
| 1973 | -0.198 °C | -128.0% |
| 1974 | 0.425 °C | -314.6% |
| 1975 | -0.518 °C | -221.9% |
| 1976 | 0.261 °C | -150.4% |
| 1977 | -0.355 °C | -236.0% |
| 1978 | -0.064 °C | -82.0% |
| 1979 | -1.38 °C | +2051.6% |
| 1980 | 0.267 °C | -119.4% |
| 1981 | -1.04 °C | -488.4% |
| 1982 | -0.385 °C | -62.9% |
| 1983 | -0.98 °C | +154.5% |
| 1984 | 0.09 °C | -109.2% |
| 1985 | 0.042 °C | -53.3% |
| 1986 | -0.202 °C | -581.0% |
| 1987 | 0.568 °C | -381.2% |
| 1988 | -0.209 °C | -136.8% |
| 1989 | -0.3 °C | +43.5% |
| 1990 | 0.038 °C | -112.7% |
| 1991 | 0.642 °C | +1589.5% |
| 1992 | 0.099 °C | -84.6% |
| 1993 | 0.091 °C | -8.1% |
| 1994 | -0.232 °C | -354.9% |
| 1995 | -0.466 °C | +100.9% |
| 1996 | 0.428 °C | -191.8% |
| 1997 | 0.301 °C | -29.7% |
| 1998 | 0.108 °C | -64.1% |
| 1999 | 0.375 °C | +247.2% |
| 2000 | 0.203 °C | -45.9% |
| 2001 | 0.508 °C | +150.2% |
| 2002 | 0.722 °C | +42.1% |
| 2003 | 1.75 °C | +142.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2 °C | -31.5% |
| 2005 | 0.418 °C | -65.1% |
| 2006 | 0.999 °C | +139.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 °C | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.722 °C | -32.4% |
| 2009 | 0.885 °C | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 1.14 °C | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 0.95 °C | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.674 °C | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 0.662 °C | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.58 °C | +139.0% |
| 2015 | 0.339 °C | -78.6% |
| 2016 | 1.33 °C | +293.2% |
| 2017 | 1.62 °C | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 0.746 °C | -53.9% |
| 2019 | 1.27 °C | +69.7% |
| 2020 | 0.711 °C | -43.8% |
| 2021 | 0.897 °C | +26.2% |
| 2022 | 1.24 °C | +38.7% |
| 2023 | 0.597 °C | -52.0% |
| 2024 | 0.117 °C | -80.4% |
| 2025 | 1.47 °C | +1158.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.47 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.86 °C, 79% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.47 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.18 °C, 68% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +7300.0% | -0.016 °C | 1.15 °C |
| 1972 | +3826.3% | -0.019 °C | 0.708 °C |
| 1979 | -2051.6% | -0.064 °C | -1.38 °C |
| 1991 | +1589.5% | 0.038 °C | 0.642 °C |
| 2025 | +1158.1% | 0.117 °C | 1.47 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1402 °C | -0.939 °C | 1.15 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.1821 °C | -1.38 °C | 0.708 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2146 °C | -1.04 °C | 0.568 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1384 °C | -0.466 °C | 0.642 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8472 °C | 0.203 °C | 1.75 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 °C | 0.339 °C | 1.62 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8397 °C | 0.117 °C | 1.47 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 7.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Iceland?
- Temperature change in Iceland was 1.47 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 °C in 2003.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.38 °C in 1979.
- How does Iceland rank for temperature change?
- Iceland ranks 109th out of 233 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 334.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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).