Temperature change in South America
South America: Temperature change was 1.23 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in South America, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in South America is 1.23 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 32.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in South America peaked at 1.83 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.263 °C, in 1971.
South America ranks 30th of 33 groups 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 South America, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.111 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.144 °C | -229.7% |
| 1963 | 0.134 °C | -193.1% |
| 1964 | -0.213 °C | -259.0% |
| 1965 | -0.023 °C | -89.2% |
| 1966 | -0.002 °C | -91.3% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | -100.0% |
| 1968 | -0.158 °C | — |
| 1969 | 0.347 °C | -319.6% |
| 1970 | 0.177 °C | -49.0% |
| 1971 | -0.263 °C | -248.6% |
| 1972 | 0.082 °C | -131.2% |
| 1973 | 0.249 °C | +203.7% |
| 1974 | -0.2 °C | -180.3% |
| 1975 | -0.141 °C | -29.5% |
| 1976 | -0.21 °C | +48.9% |
| 1977 | 0.299 °C | -242.4% |
| 1978 | 0.162 °C | -45.8% |
| 1979 | 0.129 °C | -20.4% |
| 1980 | 0.334 °C | +158.9% |
| 1981 | 0.217 °C | -35.0% |
| 1982 | 0.289 °C | +33.2% |
| 1983 | 0.469 °C | +62.3% |
| 1984 | 0.161 °C | -65.7% |
| 1985 | 0.14 °C | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.278 °C | +98.6% |
| 1987 | 0.655 °C | +135.6% |
| 1988 | 0.317 °C | -51.6% |
| 1989 | 0.208 °C | -34.4% |
| 1990 | 0.415 °C | +99.5% |
| 1991 | 0.454 °C | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.326 °C | -28.2% |
| 1993 | 0.406 °C | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 0.581 °C | +43.1% |
| 1995 | 0.67 °C | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.461 °C | -31.2% |
| 1997 | 0.769 °C | +66.8% |
| 1998 | 1.03 °C | +34.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4 °C | -61.3% |
| 2000 | 0.308 °C | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 0.619 °C | +101.0% |
| 2002 | 0.839 °C | +35.5% |
| 2003 | 0.813 °C | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.719 °C | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.881 °C | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 0.772 °C | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.643 °C | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.64 °C | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.907 °C | +41.7% |
| 2010 | 0.873 °C | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.702 °C | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 0.931 °C | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8 °C | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 °C | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4 °C | +30.5% |
| 2016 | 1.25 °C | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 1.23 °C | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.02 °C | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 1.29 °C | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 1.36 °C | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 °C | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 0.831 °C | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 1.67 °C | +100.7% |
| 2024 | 1.83 °C | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 1.23 °C | -32.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0058 °C | -0.213 °C | 0.347 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0284 °C | -0.263 °C | 0.299 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3068 °C | 0.14 °C | 0.655 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5515 °C | 0.326 °C | 1.03 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7141 °C | 0.308 °C | 0.907 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 °C | 0.702 °C | 1.4 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 °C | 0.831 °C | 1.83 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 25.17 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 18,446 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in South America?
- Temperature change in South America was 1.23 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.263 °C in 1971.
- How does South America rank for temperature change?
- South America ranks 30th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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).