Temperature change in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Temperature change was 1.61 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Northern Africa, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 1.61 °C for temperature change in 2025.
That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Northern Africa peaked at 2.21 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.489 °C, in 1976.
That places Northern Africa 17th out of 33 groups 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.011 °C | — |
| 1962 | 0.189 °C | -1818.2% |
| 1963 | 0.255 °C | +34.9% |
| 1964 | -0.028 °C | -111.0% |
| 1965 | -0.105 °C | +275.0% |
| 1966 | 0.292 °C | -378.1% |
| 1967 | -0.318 °C | -208.9% |
| 1968 | -0.151 °C | -52.5% |
| 1969 | 0.406 °C | -368.9% |
| 1970 | 0.035 °C | -91.4% |
| 1971 | -0.349 °C | -1097.1% |
| 1972 | -0.175 °C | -49.9% |
| 1973 | 0.051 °C | -129.1% |
| 1974 | -0.313 °C | -713.7% |
| 1975 | -0.389 °C | +24.3% |
| 1976 | -0.489 °C | +25.7% |
| 1977 | 0.185 °C | -137.8% |
| 1978 | -0.071 °C | -138.4% |
| 1979 | 0.492 °C | -793.0% |
| 1980 | 0.196 °C | -60.2% |
| 1981 | 0.098 °C | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 0.184 °C | +87.8% |
| 1983 | 0.037 °C | -79.9% |
| 1984 | 0.132 °C | +256.8% |
| 1985 | 0.334 °C | +153.0% |
| 1986 | 0.288 °C | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5 °C | +73.6% |
| 1988 | 0.792 °C | +58.4% |
| 1989 | 0.073 °C | -90.8% |
| 1990 | 0.732 °C | +902.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3 °C | -59.0% |
| 1992 | -0.26 °C | -186.7% |
| 1993 | 0.363 °C | -239.6% |
| 1994 | 0.537 °C | +47.9% |
| 1995 | 0.476 °C | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.655 °C | +37.6% |
| 1997 | 0.652 °C | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.889 °C | +36.3% |
| 1999 | 1.02 °C | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.513 °C | -49.8% |
| 2001 | 1.11 °C | +117.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 °C | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.14 °C | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.91 °C | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 °C | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 °C | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.752 °C | -30.3% |
| 2008 | 0.946 °C | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 1.04 °C | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 1.96 °C | +88.5% |
| 2011 | 1.08 °C | -45.1% |
| 2012 | 0.974 °C | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 1.12 °C | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 1.31 °C | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 °C | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 1.52 °C | +35.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1 °C | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4 °C | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 °C | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 1.34 °C | +25.8% |
| 2021 | 1.88 °C | +40.3% |
| 2022 | 1.18 °C | -37.1% |
| 2023 | 1.83 °C | +55.1% |
| 2024 | 2.21 °C | +20.5% |
| 2025 | 1.61 °C | -27.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Northern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +1818.2% | -0.011 °C | 0.189 °C |
| 1971 | -1097.1% | 0.035 °C | -0.349 °C |
| 1990 | +902.7% | 0.073 °C | 0.732 °C |
| 1979 | +793.0% | -0.071 °C | 0.492 °C |
| 1974 | -713.7% | 0.051 °C | -0.313 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0588 °C | -0.318 °C | 0.406 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.1023 °C | -0.489 °C | 0.492 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2634 °C | 0.037 °C | 0.792 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5365 °C | -0.26 °C | 1.02 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9551 °C | 0.513 °C | 1.14 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 °C | 0.974 °C | 1.96 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 °C | 1.18 °C | 2.21 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 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
- 18 Tajikistan 2.32 °C compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.894 °C compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 1.51 °C compare
- 19 France 2.31 °C compare
- 19 Melanesia 0.857 °C compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.825 °C compare
- 20 Spain 2.3 °C compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Northern Africa?
- Temperature change in Northern Africa was 1.61 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.489 °C in 1976.
- How does Northern Africa rank for temperature change?
- Northern Africa ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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).