Temperature change in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Temperature change was 1.13 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Middle Africa, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in Middle Africa is 1.13 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 23.2% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Middle Africa peaked at 1.47 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.218 °C, in 1992.
Middle Africa ranks 14th of 22 groups 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.102 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.194 °C | +90.2% |
| 1963 | 0.033 °C | -117.0% |
| 1964 | -0.161 °C | -587.9% |
| 1965 | -0.156 °C | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.082 °C | -152.6% |
| 1967 | -0.182 °C | -322.0% |
| 1968 | -0.164 °C | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 0.221 °C | -234.8% |
| 1970 | 0.208 °C | -5.9% |
| 1971 | -0.147 °C | -170.7% |
| 1972 | 0.048 °C | -132.7% |
| 1973 | 0.52 °C | +983.3% |
| 1974 | -0.087 °C | -116.7% |
| 1975 | -0.116 °C | +33.3% |
| 1976 | -0.145 °C | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.185 °C | -227.6% |
| 1978 | 0.042 °C | -77.3% |
| 1979 | 0.401 °C | +854.8% |
| 1980 | 0.334 °C | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.026 °C | -92.2% |
| 1982 | 0.117 °C | +350.0% |
| 1983 | 0.303 °C | +159.0% |
| 1984 | 0.274 °C | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.163 °C | -40.5% |
| 1986 | 0.245 °C | +50.3% |
| 1987 | 0.461 °C | +88.2% |
| 1988 | 0.296 °C | -35.8% |
| 1989 | -0.187 °C | -163.2% |
| 1990 | 0.306 °C | -263.6% |
| 1991 | 0.313 °C | +2.3% |
| 1992 | -0.218 °C | -169.6% |
| 1993 | 0.09 °C | -141.3% |
| 1994 | 0.27 °C | +200.0% |
| 1995 | 0.309 °C | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.124 °C | -59.9% |
| 1997 | 0.359 °C | +189.5% |
| 1998 | 0.945 °C | +163.2% |
| 1999 | 0.383 °C | -59.5% |
| 2000 | 0.317 °C | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 0.253 °C | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 0.703 °C | +177.9% |
| 2003 | 0.812 °C | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.714 °C | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.92 °C | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 0.813 °C | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.605 °C | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 0.418 °C | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 0.806 °C | +92.8% |
| 2010 | 1.12 °C | +39.1% |
| 2011 | 0.66 °C | -41.1% |
| 2012 | 0.34 °C | -48.5% |
| 2013 | 0.78 °C | +129.4% |
| 2014 | 0.676 °C | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.901 °C | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 1.15 °C | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 0.931 °C | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 1.14 °C | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 1.26 °C | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 1.12 °C | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 1.24 °C | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.94 °C | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 1.27 °C | +35.3% |
| 2024 | 1.47 °C | +15.3% |
| 2025 | 1.13 °C | -23.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Middle Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +983.3% | 0.048 °C | 0.52 °C |
| 1979 | +854.8% | 0.042 °C | 0.401 °C |
| 1964 | -587.9% | 0.033 °C | -0.161 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0692 °C | -0.194 °C | 0.221 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0909 °C | -0.147 °C | 0.52 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2032 °C | -0.187 °C | 0.461 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2881 °C | -0.218 °C | 0.945 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6361 °C | 0.253 °C | 0.92 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8963 °C | 0.34 °C | 1.26 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 °C | 0.94 °C | 1.47 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 11 Belarus 2.57 °C compare
- 11 Wallis and Futuna Islands 1.23 °C compare
- 12 Latvia 2.56 °C compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.17 °C compare
- 13 Norway 2.52 °C compare
- 14 Monaco 2.41 °C compare
- 15 Lithuania 2.41 °C compare
- 15 Micronesia 1.08 °C compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 1.65 °C compare
- 16 Mongolia 2.37 °C compare
- 16 United Republic of Tanzania 1.06 °C compare
- 17 Switzerland 2.33 °C compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 0.973 °C compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 354,880 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Middle Africa?
- Temperature change in Middle Africa was 1.13 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.218 °C in 1992.
- How does Middle Africa rank for temperature change?
- Middle Africa ranks 14th out of 22 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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).