Annual temperature anomalies in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.27 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.27 °C
Change on year
up 32.2%
World rank
19th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.45 °C
in 2021
All-time low
-2.71 °C
in 1957
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Afghanistan, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in Afghanistan is 1.27 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 32.2% on the previous year and up 185.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Afghanistan peaked at 1.45 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.71 °C, in 1957.
That places Afghanistan 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.2 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.7947 °C | -166.1% |
| 1942 | 0.3554 °C | -55.3% |
| 1943 | -1.01 °C | -382.8% |
| 1944 | -0.3863 °C | -61.6% |
| 1945 | -1.16 °C | +201.1% |
| 1946 | -0.0913 °C | -92.2% |
| 1947 | -0.1867 °C | +104.6% |
| 1948 | -0.726 °C | +288.8% |
| 1949 | -2.02 °C | +178.3% |
| 1950 | -2.3 °C | +13.8% |
| 1951 | -1.29 °C | -44.0% |
| 1952 | -1.24 °C | -3.9% |
| 1953 | -1.08 °C | -12.3% |
| 1954 | -1.44 °C | +32.4% |
| 1955 | -0.601 °C | -58.2% |
| 1956 | -0.8182 °C | +36.1% |
| 1957 | -2.71 °C | +231.3% |
| 1958 | -0.4153 °C | -84.7% |
| 1959 | -0.7854 °C | +89.1% |
| 1960 | -1.21 °C | +54.2% |
| 1961 | -1.19 °C | -1.4% |
| 1962 | -1.39 °C | +16.0% |
| 1963 | -0.1189 °C | -91.4% |
| 1964 | -2.1 °C | +1667.5% |
| 1965 | -1.32 °C | -37.3% |
| 1966 | -0.8837 °C | -32.9% |
| 1967 | -1.49 °C | +68.1% |
| 1968 | -1.47 °C | -0.9% |
| 1969 | -0.943 °C | -35.9% |
| 1970 | -0.0696 °C | -92.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1689 °C | -342.8% |
| 1972 | -2.38 °C | -1508.5% |
| 1973 | -0.5102 °C | -78.6% |
| 1974 | -1.58 °C | +209.8% |
| 1975 | -1.49 °C | -5.5% |
| 1976 | -0.8768 °C | -41.3% |
| 1977 | 0.174 °C | -119.8% |
| 1978 | -0.328 °C | -288.5% |
| 1979 | -0.7129 °C | +117.4% |
| 1980 | -0.0597 °C | -91.6% |
| 1981 | -0.3275 °C | +448.4% |
| 1982 | -1.72 °C | +424.7% |
| 1983 | -0.7808 °C | -54.6% |
| 1984 | -0.8864 °C | +13.5% |
| 1985 | -0.2986 °C | -66.3% |
| 1986 | -1.23 °C | +310.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0993 °C | -108.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3847 °C | +287.2% |
| 1989 | -1.64 °C | -526.2% |
| 1990 | -0.3071 °C | -81.3% |
| 1991 | -1.32 °C | +329.1% |
| 1992 | -1.54 °C | +17.1% |
| 1993 | -1.02 °C | -33.9% |
| 1994 | -0.6839 °C | -32.9% |
| 1995 | -0.8048 °C | +17.7% |
| 1996 | -1.04 °C | +28.9% |
| 1997 | -0.9221 °C | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.117 °C | -112.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0351 °C | -70.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0562 °C | +59.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8839 °C | +1473.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5211 °C | -41.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0446 °C | -108.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7033 °C | -1678.6% |
| 2005 | -0.558 °C | -179.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9025 °C | -261.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0268 °C | -97.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1796 °C | +568.9% |
| 2009 | -0.1837 °C | -202.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8858 °C | -582.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4709 °C | -46.8% |
| 2012 | -0.9014 °C | -291.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3129 °C | -134.7% |
| 2014 | -0.2341 °C | -174.8% |
| 2015 | 0.447 °C | -290.9% |
| 2016 | 1.24 °C | +178.1% |
| 2017 | 1 °C | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 1.21 °C | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4257 °C | -64.7% |
| 2020 | -0.1711 °C | -140.2% |
| 2021 | 1.45 °C | -949.3% |
| 2022 | 1.22 °C | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 1.31 °C | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9637 °C | -26.2% |
| 2025 | 1.27 °C | +32.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.27 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.27 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1678.6% | -0.0446 °C | 0.7033 °C |
| 1964 | -1667.5% | -0.1189 °C | -2.1 °C |
| 1972 | -1508.5% | 0.1689 °C | -2.38 °C |
| 2001 | +1473.7% | 0.0562 °C | 0.8839 °C |
| 2021 | +949.3% | -0.1711 °C | 1.45 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5632 °C | -2.02 °C | 0.7947 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.27 °C | -2.71 °C | -0.4153 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.21 °C | -2.1 °C | -0.1189 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7609 °C | -2.38 °C | 0.174 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6452 °C | -1.72 °C | 0.3847 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7483 °C | -1.54 °C | 0.117 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2487 °C | -0.558 °C | 0.9025 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.486 °C | -0.9014 °C | 1.24 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 °C | -0.1711 °C | 1.45 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Afghanistan?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Afghanistan was 1.27 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.71 °C in 1957.
- How does Afghanistan rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.