Temperature change in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Temperature change was 2.19 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Southern Europe, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 2.19 °C for temperature change in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Southern Europe peaked at 2.62 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.464 °C, in 1976.
Southern Europe ranks 9th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature change in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.767 °C | — |
| 1962 | 0.262 °C | -65.8% |
| 1963 | -0.19 °C | -172.5% |
| 1964 | 0.128 °C | -167.4% |
| 1965 | -0.331 °C | -358.6% |
| 1966 | 0.47 °C | -242.0% |
| 1967 | 0.153 °C | -67.4% |
| 1968 | 0.095 °C | -37.9% |
| 1969 | -0.215 °C | -326.3% |
| 1970 | -0.022 °C | -89.8% |
| 1971 | -0.446 °C | +1927.3% |
| 1972 | -0.419 °C | -6.1% |
| 1973 | -0.166 °C | -60.4% |
| 1974 | -0.256 °C | +54.2% |
| 1975 | -0.004 °C | -98.4% |
| 1976 | -0.464 °C | +11500.0% |
| 1977 | 0.149 °C | -132.1% |
| 1978 | -0.314 °C | -310.7% |
| 1979 | 0.161 °C | -151.3% |
| 1980 | -0.139 °C | -186.3% |
| 1981 | 0.041 °C | -129.5% |
| 1982 | 0.443 °C | +980.5% |
| 1983 | 0.358 °C | -19.2% |
| 1984 | -0.25 °C | -169.8% |
| 1985 | 0.143 °C | -157.2% |
| 1986 | 0.332 °C | +132.2% |
| 1987 | 0.295 °C | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.653 °C | +121.4% |
| 1989 | 0.627 °C | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.16 °C | +85.6% |
| 1991 | 0.066 °C | -94.3% |
| 1992 | 0.325 °C | +392.4% |
| 1993 | 0.082 °C | -74.8% |
| 1994 | 1.25 °C | +1423.2% |
| 1995 | 0.803 °C | -35.7% |
| 1996 | 0.338 °C | -57.9% |
| 1997 | 0.902 °C | +166.9% |
| 1998 | 1.04 °C | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.769 °C | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 1.01 °C | +31.2% |
| 2001 | 1.43 °C | +41.6% |
| 2002 | 0.824 °C | -42.3% |
| 2003 | 1.31 °C | +58.9% |
| 2004 | 0.769 °C | -41.3% |
| 2005 | 0.574 °C | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 °C | +77.9% |
| 2007 | 1.22 °C | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.994 °C | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 1.24 °C | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 0.962 °C | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 1.25 °C | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 1.28 °C | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 °C | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 1.56 °C | +47.7% |
| 2015 | 1.54 °C | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.69 °C | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 1.64 °C | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.61 °C | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.63 °C | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.87 °C | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 1.47 °C | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 2.11 °C | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 2.4 °C | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 2.62 °C | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 2.19 °C | -16.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Southern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -11500.0% | -0.004 °C | -0.464 °C |
| 1971 | -1927.3% | -0.022 °C | -0.446 °C |
| 1994 | +1423.2% | 0.082 °C | 1.25 °C |
| 1982 | +980.5% | 0.041 °C | 0.443 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1266 °C | -0.331 °C | 0.767 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.1781 °C | -0.464 °C | 0.161 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2503 °C | -0.25 °C | 0.653 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6735 °C | 0.066 °C | 1.25 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 °C | 0.574 °C | 1.43 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 °C | 0.962 °C | 1.69 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 °C | 1.47 °C | 2.62 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 6 Russian Federation 2.87 °C compare
- 6 Türkiye 1.93 °C compare
- 7 Estonia 2.78 °C compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.32 °C compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 2.76 °C compare
- 9 Sweden 2.72 °C compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.29 °C compare
- 10 Andorra 2.58 °C compare
- 11 Belarus 2.57 °C compare
- 11 Wallis and Futuna Islands 1.23 °C compare
- 12 Latvia 2.56 °C compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 17.79 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 850,367 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Southern Europe?
- Temperature change in Southern Europe was 2.19 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.464 °C in 1976.
- How does Southern Europe rank for temperature change?
- Southern Europe ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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).