Temperature change in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Temperature change was 1.9 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Republic of Korea, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature change in Republic of Korea stood at 1.9 °C.
That represents a change of down 28.8% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Republic of Korea peaked at 2.66 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.804 °C, in 1974.
That places Republic of Korea 70th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.032 °C | -0.689 °C | 0.633 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0539 °C | -0.804 °C | 0.796 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0224 °C | -0.772 °C | 0.77 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7097 °C | -0.024 °C | 1.49 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8678 °C | 0.448 °C | 1.28 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9824 °C | 0.326 °C | 1.72 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 °C | 1.59 °C | 2.66 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 67 China, mainland 1.92 °C compare
- 68 China 1.92 °C compare
- 69 South Sudan 1.92 °C compare
- 71 Slovakia 1.9 °C compare
- 72 Western Sahara 1.89 °C compare
- 73 Nicaragua 1.89 °C compare
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.11 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 8.60 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 80,390 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 33,185 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 775,431 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.22 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.06 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 874,809 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 357,966 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Republic of Korea?
- Temperature change in Republic of Korea was 1.9 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.804 °C in 1974.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for temperature change?
- Republic of Korea ranks 70th out of 250 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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).