Temperature change in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Temperature change was 3.92 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature change in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands stood at 3.92 °C.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands peaked at 5.33 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3.25 °C, in 1968.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands ranks 1st of 250 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | -1.24 °C | -3.25 °C | 0.565 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2173 °C | -1.31 °C | 2.39 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1159 °C | -2.11 °C | 1.89 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7534 °C | -0.323 °C | 2.06 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 °C | 0.736 °C | 3.88 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 °C | 2.1 °C | 5.33 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 °C | 2 °C | 3.92 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
- 2 Kazakhstan 3.29 °C compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 2.97 °C compare
- 4 Canada 2.96 °C compare
More environment data for Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
- Standard Deviation 1.46 °C (2025)
- 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 0 1000 ha (2024)
- 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 0 1000 ha (2025)
- 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 0 % (2025)
- 15.1.1 Land area — Value 6,021 1000 ha (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- Temperature change in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands was 3.92 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.25 °C in 1968.
- How does Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands rank for temperature change?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands ranks 1st out of 250 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 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).