Greenland vs Norway: Annual temperature anomalies
Greenland
1.71
in 2025
Norway
1.63
in 2025
Greenland rank
5th
Norway rank
6th
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- Greenland
- Norway
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 1.71 against 1.63 in Norway, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 5th and Norway ranks 6th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.31 | -2.56 | 1.24 | Greenland |
| 1950s | -1.03 | -1.96 | 0.9289 | Greenland |
| 1960s | -0.7882 | -2.72 | 1.93 | Greenland |
| 1970s | -0.9209 | -1.44 | 0.5165 | Greenland |
| 1980s | -0.9432 | -1.37 | 0.426 | Greenland |
| 1990s | -0.7189 | -0.6011 | 0.1178 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.1566 | 0.2026 | 0.046 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.4699 | 0.3489 | 0.121 | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.8835 | 0.8345 | 0.049 | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Greenland or Norway?
- Greenland, at 1.71 against 1.63 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Greenland and Norway?
- 0.08, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Norway?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Norway rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 5th and Norway ranks 6th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.