Temperature change in Nigeria
Nigeria: Temperature change was 1.15 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Nigeria, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in Nigeria is 1.15 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Nigeria peaked at 1.62 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.383 °C, in 1989.
Nigeria ranks 181st of 254 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.237 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.25 °C | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.276 °C | -210.4% |
| 1964 | -0.275 °C | -199.6% |
| 1965 | -0.039 °C | -85.8% |
| 1966 | -0.092 °C | +135.9% |
| 1967 | -0.34 °C | +269.6% |
| 1968 | -0.078 °C | -77.1% |
| 1969 | 0.369 °C | -573.1% |
| 1970 | 0.198 °C | -46.3% |
| 1971 | -0.079 °C | -139.9% |
| 1972 | 0.092 °C | -216.5% |
| 1973 | 0.822 °C | +793.5% |
| 1974 | 0.099 °C | -88.0% |
| 1975 | -0.301 °C | -404.0% |
| 1976 | 0.043 °C | -114.3% |
| 1977 | 0.291 °C | +576.7% |
| 1978 | 0.025 °C | -91.4% |
| 1979 | 0.549 °C | +2096.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4 °C | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 0.176 °C | -56.0% |
| 1982 | 0.365 °C | +107.4% |
| 1983 | 0.257 °C | -29.6% |
| 1984 | 0.795 °C | +209.3% |
| 1985 | 0.406 °C | -48.9% |
| 1986 | 0.534 °C | +31.5% |
| 1987 | 0.838 °C | +56.9% |
| 1988 | 0.533 °C | -36.4% |
| 1989 | -0.383 °C | -171.9% |
| 1990 | 0.596 °C | -255.6% |
| 1991 | 0.64 °C | +7.4% |
| 1992 | -0.083 °C | -113.0% |
| 1993 | 0.493 °C | -694.0% |
| 1994 | 0.421 °C | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 0.379 °C | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.754 °C | +98.9% |
| 1997 | 0.665 °C | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.06 °C | +59.5% |
| 1999 | 0.784 °C | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 0.547 °C | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.263 °C | -51.9% |
| 2002 | 0.78 °C | +196.6% |
| 2003 | 0.83 °C | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.758 °C | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 1.18 °C | +55.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2 °C | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.831 °C | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.603 °C | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 1.31 °C | +117.9% |
| 2010 | 1.45 °C | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.876 °C | -39.7% |
| 2012 | 0.553 °C | -36.9% |
| 2013 | 0.947 °C | +71.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 °C | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 1.22 °C | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2 °C | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.17 °C | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1 °C | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.24 °C | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 1.11 °C | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 1.62 °C | +46.3% |
| 2022 | 0.874 °C | -46.0% |
| 2023 | 1.49 °C | +69.9% |
| 2024 | 1.42 °C | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 1.15 °C | -18.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.15 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.34 °C, 86% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.15 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 °C, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +2096.0% | 0.025 °C | 0.549 °C |
| 1973 | +793.5% | 0.092 °C | 0.822 °C |
| 1993 | +694.0% | -0.083 °C | 0.493 °C |
| 1977 | +576.7% | 0.043 °C | 0.291 °C |
| 1969 | +573.1% | -0.078 °C | 0.369 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.074 °C | -0.34 °C | 0.369 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1739 °C | -0.301 °C | 0.822 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3921 °C | -0.383 °C | 0.838 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.571 °C | -0.083 °C | 1.06 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8303 °C | 0.263 °C | 1.31 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 °C | 0.553 °C | 1.45 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 °C | 0.874 °C | 1.62 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 1.16 °C compare
- 179 Puerto Rico 1.16 °C compare
- 180 Sudan (former) 1.15 °C compare
- 181 British Virgin Islands 1.15 °C compare
- 183 Cameroon 1.15 °C compare
- 184 Anguilla 1.15 °C compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1055 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.55 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Nigeria?
- Temperature change in Nigeria was 1.15 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.383 °C in 1989.
- How does Nigeria rank for temperature change?
- Nigeria ranks 181st out of 254 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).