Temperature change in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Temperature change was 1.21 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature change in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stood at 1.21 °C.
That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) peaked at 1.68 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.334 °C, in 1965.
That places Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 33rd out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | -0.0692 °C | -0.334 °C | 0.25 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.031 °C | -0.231 °C | 0.269 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2734 °C | 0.063 °C | 0.564 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5372 °C | 0.304 °C | 1.13 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6923 °C | 0.462 °C | 0.908 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9255 °C | 0.587 °C | 1.34 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 °C | 1.09 °C | 1.68 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
More environment data for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.83 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 9,925 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Temperature change in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was 1.21 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.334 °C in 1965.
- How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for temperature change?
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 33rd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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).