Temperature change in Malaysia

Malaysia: Temperature change was 1.25 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.25 °C
Change on year
down 24.3%
World rank
159th
of 250 countries
All-time high
1.65 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-0.269 °C
in 1974
Years of data
65
1961–2025

Temperature change in Malaysia, 1961–2025

-0.500.511.5196119932025

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.

Analysis

The most recent figure for temperature change in Malaysia is 1.25 °C, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 24.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temperature change in Malaysia peaked at 1.65 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.269 °C, in 1974.

That places Malaysia 159th out of 250 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -0.0424 °C -0.24 °C 0.214 °C 9
1970s 0.0283 °C -0.269 °C 0.346 °C 10
1980s 0.3155 °C 0.056 °C 0.675 °C 10
1990s 0.5516 °C 0.273 °C 1.24 °C 10
2000s 0.665 °C 0.43 °C 0.883 °C 10
2010s 1.04 °C 0.576 °C 1.56 °C 10
2020s 1.28 °C 1.05 °C 1.65 °C 6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 156 Burundi 1.27 °C compare
  2. 156 Equatorial Guinea 1.27 °C compare
  3. 158 Burkina Faso 1.25 °C compare
  4. 160 Djibouti 1.25 °C compare
  5. 161 Wallis and Futuna Islands 1.23 °C compare
  6. 162 Uganda 1.23 °C compare

See the full ranking of 288 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is temperature change in Malaysia?
Temperature change in Malaysia was 1.25 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest temperature change recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1.65 °C in 2024.
What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.269 °C in 1974.
How does Malaysia rank for temperature change?
Malaysia ranks 159th out of 250 countries with data for 2025.
Is temperature change rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia 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

Indicator
Temperature change
Unit
°C
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,949 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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).