Temperature change in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Temperature change was 1.27 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature change in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 1.27 °C.
That represents a change of down 30.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.82 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.243 °C, in 1971.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 30th of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0067 °C | -0.216 °C | 0.324 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0184 °C | -0.243 °C | 0.275 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2973 °C | 0.133 °C | 0.578 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5426 °C | 0.303 °C | 1 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7051 °C | 0.331 °C | 0.912 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 °C | 0.722 °C | 1.36 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 °C | 0.869 °C | 1.82 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 184,888 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440,935 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 21.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 70.46 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26,525 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Temperature change in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.27 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.243 °C in 1971.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for temperature change?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 30th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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).