Temperature change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Temperature change was 1.29 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 1.29 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 19.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.59 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.271 °C, in 1968.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 28th out of 38 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0764 °C | -0.271 °C | 0.33 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0874 °C | -0.207 °C | 0.446 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3466 °C | 0.008 °C | 0.668 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4573 °C | 0.099 °C | 0.912 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7835 °C | 0.49 °C | 1.06 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 °C | 0.664 °C | 1.34 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 °C | 1.03 °C | 1.59 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 25 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.26 °C compare
- 26 Turkmenistan 2.23 °C compare
- 27 Holy See 2.22 °C compare
- 28 Slovenia 2.22 °C compare
- 29 North Macedonia 2.22 °C compare
- 30 Belgium 2.19 °C compare
- 31 Italy 2.18 °C compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.18 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Temperature change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.29 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.271 °C in 1968.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for temperature change?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 28th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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).