Temperature change in Madagascar
Madagascar: Temperature change was 1.17 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Madagascar, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in Madagascar is 1.17 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Madagascar peaked at 1.5 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.595 °C, in 1965.
That places Madagascar 177th out of 254 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.549 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.076 °C | -113.8% |
| 1963 | -0.311 °C | +309.2% |
| 1964 | -0.409 °C | +31.5% |
| 1965 | -0.595 °C | +45.5% |
| 1966 | -0.011 °C | -98.2% |
| 1967 | 0.318 °C | -2990.9% |
| 1968 | -0.432 °C | -235.8% |
| 1969 | 0.394 °C | -191.2% |
| 1970 | 0.221 °C | -43.9% |
| 1971 | -0.238 °C | -207.7% |
| 1972 | -0.051 °C | -78.6% |
| 1973 | 0.166 °C | -425.5% |
| 1974 | -0.257 °C | -254.8% |
| 1975 | -0.204 °C | -20.6% |
| 1976 | 0.054 °C | -126.5% |
| 1977 | 0.399 °C | +638.9% |
| 1978 | 0.564 °C | +41.4% |
| 1979 | 0.336 °C | -40.4% |
| 1980 | 0.381 °C | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.183 °C | -52.0% |
| 1982 | 0.371 °C | +102.7% |
| 1983 | 0.496 °C | +33.7% |
| 1984 | -0.058 °C | -111.7% |
| 1985 | 0.148 °C | -355.2% |
| 1986 | 0.032 °C | -78.4% |
| 1987 | 0.578 °C | +1706.2% |
| 1988 | 0.632 °C | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.157 °C | -75.2% |
| 1990 | 0.223 °C | +42.0% |
| 1991 | 0.476 °C | +113.5% |
| 1992 | 0.405 °C | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 0.392 °C | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.329 °C | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.415 °C | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 0.24 °C | -42.2% |
| 1997 | 0.702 °C | +192.5% |
| 1998 | 0.905 °C | +28.9% |
| 1999 | 0.515 °C | -43.1% |
| 2000 | 0.556 °C | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.705 °C | +26.8% |
| 2002 | 0.757 °C | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.754 °C | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.511 °C | -32.2% |
| 2005 | 0.668 °C | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 0.839 °C | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 0.771 °C | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.566 °C | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 0.936 °C | +65.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 °C | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 1.14 °C | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.932 °C | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.837 °C | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.863 °C | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.22 °C | +40.9% |
| 2016 | 1.19 °C | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.44 °C | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 1.09 °C | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5 °C | +37.7% |
| 2020 | 1.25 °C | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 1.23 °C | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.923 °C | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 1.39 °C | +50.1% |
| 2024 | 1.37 °C | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.17 °C | -14.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.17 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.28 °C, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.17 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 °C, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +2990.9% | -0.011 °C | 0.318 °C |
| 1987 | +1706.2% | 0.032 °C | 0.578 °C |
| 1977 | +638.9% | 0.054 °C | 0.399 °C |
| 1973 | +425.5% | -0.051 °C | 0.166 °C |
| 1985 | +355.2% | -0.058 °C | 0.148 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0637 °C | -0.595 °C | 0.549 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.099 °C | -0.257 °C | 0.564 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.292 °C | -0.058 °C | 0.632 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4602 °C | 0.223 °C | 0.905 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7063 °C | 0.511 °C | 0.936 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 °C | 0.837 °C | 1.5 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 °C | 0.923 °C | 1.39 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 174 Peru 1.18 °C compare
- 175 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.17 °C compare
- 176 Guadeloupe 1.17 °C compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 1.16 °C compare
- 179 Puerto Rico 1.16 °C compare
- 180 Sudan (former) 1.15 °C compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.14 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 64.1 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Madagascar?
- Temperature change in Madagascar was 1.17 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.595 °C in 1965.
- How does Madagascar rank for temperature change?
- Madagascar ranks 177th out of 254 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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).