Temperature change in Western Europe
Western Europe: Temperature change was 2.23 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Western Europe, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 2.23 °C for temperature change in 2025.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Western Europe peaked at 2.75 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.993 °C, in 1963.
Western Europe ranks 8th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.908 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.509 °C | -156.1% |
| 1963 | -0.993 °C | +95.1% |
| 1964 | -0.134 °C | -86.5% |
| 1965 | -0.72 °C | +437.3% |
| 1966 | 0.427 °C | -159.3% |
| 1967 | 0.647 °C | +51.5% |
| 1968 | 0.045 °C | -93.0% |
| 1969 | -0.043 °C | -195.6% |
| 1970 | -0.418 °C | +872.1% |
| 1971 | -0.082 °C | -80.4% |
| 1972 | -0.174 °C | +112.2% |
| 1973 | 0.094 °C | -154.0% |
| 1974 | 0.097 °C | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.742 °C | +664.9% |
| 1976 | 0.407 °C | -45.1% |
| 1977 | 0.148 °C | -63.6% |
| 1978 | -0.228 °C | -254.1% |
| 1979 | -0.371 °C | +62.7% |
| 1980 | -0.205 °C | -44.7% |
| 1981 | 0.174 °C | -184.9% |
| 1982 | 0.619 °C | +255.7% |
| 1983 | 0.864 °C | +39.6% |
| 1984 | -0.112 °C | -113.0% |
| 1985 | -0.541 °C | +383.0% |
| 1986 | 0.023 °C | -104.3% |
| 1987 | -0.226 °C | -1082.6% |
| 1988 | 0.825 °C | -465.0% |
| 1989 | 1.34 °C | +62.4% |
| 1990 | 1.54 °C | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 0.253 °C | -83.6% |
| 1992 | 0.923 °C | +264.8% |
| 1993 | 0.337 °C | -63.5% |
| 1994 | 1.6 °C | +376.0% |
| 1995 | 1.29 °C | -19.7% |
| 1996 | -0.193 °C | -115.0% |
| 1997 | 0.918 °C | -575.6% |
| 1998 | 1.05 °C | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 1.25 °C | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 1.44 °C | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 1.36 °C | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.26 °C | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.56 °C | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.971 °C | -37.9% |
| 2005 | 0.986 °C | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.25 °C | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 1.72 °C | +37.6% |
| 2008 | 1.23 °C | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 1.24 °C | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.311 °C | -75.0% |
| 2011 | 1.34 °C | +331.2% |
| 2012 | 1.28 °C | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.66 °C | -48.6% |
| 2014 | 2.24 °C | +239.8% |
| 2015 | 1.64 °C | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 1.86 °C | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 1.71 °C | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.18 °C | +27.7% |
| 2019 | 2.12 °C | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.48 °C | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 1.29 °C | -48.0% |
| 2022 | 2.75 °C | +113.0% |
| 2023 | 2.54 °C | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 2.68 °C | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 2.23 °C | -16.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -1082.6% | 0.023 °C | -0.226 °C |
| 1970 | -872.1% | -0.043 °C | -0.418 °C |
| 1975 | +664.9% | 0.097 °C | 0.742 °C |
| 1997 | +575.6% | -0.193 °C | 0.918 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0413 °C | -0.993 °C | 0.908 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0215 °C | -0.418 °C | 0.742 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2761 °C | -0.541 °C | 1.34 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8975 °C | -0.193 °C | 1.6 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 °C | 0.971 °C | 1.72 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 °C | 0.311 °C | 2.24 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 °C | 1.29 °C | 2.75 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 5 Finland 2.94 °C compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 1.95 °C compare
- 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
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 46.90 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1.84 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Western Europe?
- Temperature change in Western Europe was 2.23 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.993 °C in 1963.
- How does Western Europe rank for temperature change?
- Western Europe ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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).