Temperature change in Palau
Palau: Temperature change was 1.05 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Palau, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature change in Palau stood at 1.05 °C.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Palau peaked at 1.2 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.056 °C, in 1993.
Palau ranks 198th of 254 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature change in Palau, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.333 °C | — |
| 1992 | 0.097 °C | -70.9% |
| 1993 | 0.056 °C | -42.3% |
| 1994 | 0.253 °C | +351.8% |
| 1995 | 0.131 °C | -48.2% |
| 1996 | 0.215 °C | +64.1% |
| 1997 | 0.383 °C | +78.1% |
| 1998 | 0.498 °C | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 0.31 °C | -37.8% |
| 2000 | 0.351 °C | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.314 °C | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.475 °C | +51.3% |
| 2003 | 0.315 °C | -33.7% |
| 2004 | 0.564 °C | +79.0% |
| 2005 | 0.424 °C | -24.8% |
| 2006 | 0.468 °C | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.57 °C | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 0.175 °C | -69.3% |
| 2009 | 0.691 °C | +294.9% |
| 2010 | 0.642 °C | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.649 °C | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.649 °C | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.539 °C | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.597 °C | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.867 °C | +45.2% |
| 2016 | 0.92 °C | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.923 °C | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.12 °C | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 0.573 °C | -48.8% |
| 2020 | 1.12 °C | +94.8% |
| 2021 | 0.912 °C | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.833 °C | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.752 °C | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2 °C | +60.0% |
| 2025 | 1.05 °C | -12.8% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.05 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.86 °C, 56% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.05 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 °C, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +351.8% | 0.056 °C | 0.253 °C |
| 2009 | +294.9% | 0.175 °C | 0.691 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2529 °C | 0.056 °C | 0.498 °C | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4347 °C | 0.175 °C | 0.691 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7479 °C | 0.539 °C | 1.12 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9775 °C | 0.752 °C | 1.2 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 195 Zimbabwe 1.06 °C compare
- 196 United Republic of Tanzania 1.06 °C compare
- 197 Czechoslovakia 1.06 °C
- 198 South Africa 1.05 °C compare
- 200 Niger 1.05 °C compare
- 201 Mauritius 1.05 °C compare
More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0.0001 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Palau?
- Temperature change in Palau was 1.05 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.056 °C in 1993.
- How does Palau rank for temperature change?
- Palau ranks 198th out of 254 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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).