Temperature change in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Temperature change was 0.973 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Timor-Leste, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in Timor-Leste is 0.973 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 39.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Timor-Leste peaked at 2.03 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.863 °C, in 1990.
That places Timor-Leste 17th out of 22 countries 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.
Temperature change in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.272 °C | — |
| 1962 | 0.077 °C | -128.3% |
| 1963 | -0.55 °C | -814.3% |
| 1964 | -0.16 °C | -70.9% |
| 1965 | -0.188 °C | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 0.101 °C | -153.7% |
| 1967 | -0.454 °C | -549.5% |
| 1968 | -0.058 °C | -87.2% |
| 1969 | 0.095 °C | -263.8% |
| 1970 | 0.243 °C | +155.8% |
| 1971 | 0.041 °C | -83.1% |
| 1972 | -0.261 °C | -736.6% |
| 1973 | 0.592 °C | -326.8% |
| 1974 | -0.473 °C | -179.9% |
| 1975 | -0.446 °C | -5.7% |
| 1976 | -0.059 °C | -86.8% |
| 1977 | 1.59 °C | -2794.9% |
| 1978 | 0.74 °C | -53.5% |
| 1979 | 0.212 °C | -71.4% |
| 1980 | 0.274 °C | +29.2% |
| 1981 | 0.625 °C | +128.1% |
| 1982 | -0.486 °C | -177.8% |
| 1983 | 0.334 °C | -168.7% |
| 1984 | 0.08 °C | -76.0% |
| 1985 | 0.518 °C | +547.5% |
| 1986 | 0.374 °C | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 1.32 °C | +252.1% |
| 1988 | 1.59 °C | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 0.457 °C | -71.3% |
| 1990 | -0.863 °C | -288.8% |
| 1991 | 0.311 °C | -136.0% |
| 1992 | 0.951 °C | +205.8% |
| 1993 | 0.71 °C | -25.3% |
| 1994 | 0.754 °C | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.502 °C | -33.4% |
| 1996 | 0.556 °C | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.366 °C | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 1.28 °C | +249.5% |
| 1999 | 0.336 °C | -73.7% |
| 2000 | 0.134 °C | -60.1% |
| 2001 | 0.711 °C | +430.6% |
| 2002 | 0.719 °C | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.687 °C | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.745 °C | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.31 °C | +75.6% |
| 2006 | 0.464 °C | -64.5% |
| 2007 | 0.691 °C | +48.9% |
| 2008 | 0.37 °C | -46.5% |
| 2009 | 0.826 °C | +123.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 °C | +23.6% |
| 2011 | -0.03 °C | -102.9% |
| 2012 | 0.358 °C | -1293.3% |
| 2013 | 0.77 °C | +115.1% |
| 2014 | 0.711 °C | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.902 °C | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 2.03 °C | +124.8% |
| 2017 | 1.29 °C | -36.3% |
| 2018 | 0.921 °C | -28.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 °C | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 1.86 °C | +81.7% |
| 2021 | 1.27 °C | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 1.12 °C | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.796 °C | -29.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6 °C | +101.4% |
| 2025 | 0.973 °C | -39.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Timor-Leste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +2794.9% | -0.059 °C | 1.59 °C |
| 2012 | +1293.3% | -0.03 °C | 0.358 °C |
| 1963 | -814.3% | 0.077 °C | -0.55 °C |
| 1972 | -736.6% | 0.041 °C | -0.261 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1566 °C | -0.55 °C | 0.101 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2179 °C | -0.473 °C | 1.59 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5088 °C | -0.486 °C | 1.59 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4902 °C | -0.863 °C | 1.28 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6655 °C | 0.134 °C | 1.31 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8995 °C | -0.03 °C | 2.03 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 °C | 0.796 °C | 1.86 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 14 Monaco 2.41 °C compare
- 15 Lithuania 2.41 °C compare
- 15 Micronesia 1.08 °C compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 1.65 °C compare
- 16 Mongolia 2.37 °C compare
- 16 United Republic of Tanzania 1.06 °C compare
- 17 Switzerland 2.33 °C compare
- 18 Tajikistan 2.32 °C compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.894 °C compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 1.51 °C compare
- 19 France 2.31 °C compare
- 19 Melanesia 0.857 °C compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.825 °C compare
- 20 Spain 2.3 °C compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.313 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.58 % (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 3 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 64,378 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 107 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,434 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.93 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Timor-Leste?
- Temperature change in Timor-Leste was 0.973 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.863 °C in 1990.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for temperature change?
- Timor-Leste ranks 17th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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).