Temperature change in Libya
Libya: Temperature change was 1.4 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Libya, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in Libya is 1.4 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 42.6% on the previous year and up 122.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Libya peaked at 2.44 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.603 °C, in 1976.
Libya ranks 119th of 233 countries on this measure, 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.401 °C | — |
| 1962 | 0.283 °C | -170.6% |
| 1963 | 0.315 °C | +11.3% |
| 1964 | -0.022 °C | -107.0% |
| 1965 | -0.035 °C | +59.1% |
| 1966 | 0.343 °C | -1080.0% |
| 1967 | -0.497 °C | -244.9% |
| 1968 | -0.022 °C | -95.6% |
| 1969 | 0.762 °C | -3563.6% |
| 1970 | -0.261 °C | -134.3% |
| 1971 | -0.25 °C | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.095 °C | -138.0% |
| 1973 | -0.149 °C | -256.8% |
| 1974 | -0.142 °C | -4.7% |
| 1975 | -0.488 °C | +243.7% |
| 1976 | -0.603 °C | +23.6% |
| 1977 | 0.222 °C | -136.8% |
| 1978 | -0.323 °C | -245.5% |
| 1979 | 0.145 °C | -144.9% |
| 1980 | -0.114 °C | -178.6% |
| 1981 | -0.064 °C | -43.9% |
| 1982 | 0.052 °C | -181.2% |
| 1983 | -0.345 °C | -763.5% |
| 1984 | -0.05 °C | -85.5% |
| 1985 | 0.086 °C | -272.0% |
| 1986 | 0.242 °C | +181.4% |
| 1987 | -0.028 °C | -111.6% |
| 1988 | 0.911 °C | -3353.6% |
| 1989 | -0.026 °C | -102.9% |
| 1990 | 0.578 °C | -2323.1% |
| 1991 | 0.302 °C | -47.8% |
| 1992 | -0.348 °C | -215.2% |
| 1993 | 0.339 °C | -197.4% |
| 1994 | 0.447 °C | +31.9% |
| 1995 | 0.321 °C | -28.2% |
| 1996 | 0.569 °C | +77.3% |
| 1997 | 0.466 °C | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 0.758 °C | +62.7% |
| 1999 | 1.21 °C | +59.4% |
| 2000 | 0.254 °C | -79.0% |
| 2001 | 1.24 °C | +387.0% |
| 2002 | 0.885 °C | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 0.959 °C | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.729 °C | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.695 °C | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.727 °C | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.718 °C | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.744 °C | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.618 °C | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 1.92 °C | +210.8% |
| 2011 | 0.686 °C | -64.3% |
| 2012 | 0.631 °C | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 °C | +62.0% |
| 2014 | 1.15 °C | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.63 °C | -45.1% |
| 2016 | 1.54 °C | +144.4% |
| 2017 | 0.236 °C | -84.7% |
| 2018 | 1.68 °C | +612.7% |
| 2019 | 0.903 °C | -46.3% |
| 2020 | 1.15 °C | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9 °C | +64.4% |
| 2022 | 0.556 °C | -70.7% |
| 2023 | 1.47 °C | +163.7% |
| 2024 | 2.44 °C | +66.7% |
| 2025 | 1.4 °C | -42.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.4 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4 °C, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.4 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.7 °C, 82% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +3563.6% | -0.022 °C | 0.762 °C |
| 1988 | +3353.6% | -0.028 °C | 0.911 °C |
| 1990 | +2323.1% | -0.026 °C | 0.578 °C |
| 1966 | +1080.0% | -0.035 °C | 0.343 °C |
| 1983 | -763.5% | 0.052 °C | -0.345 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0807 °C | -0.497 °C | 0.762 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.1754 °C | -0.603 °C | 0.222 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0664 °C | -0.345 °C | 0.911 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.464 °C | -0.348 °C | 1.21 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7566 °C | 0.254 °C | 1.24 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 °C | 0.236 °C | 1.92 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 °C | 0.556 °C | 2.44 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % 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 0.1672 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Libya?
- Temperature change in Libya was 1.4 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.603 °C in 1976.
- How does Libya rank for temperature change?
- Libya ranks 119th out of 233 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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).