Annual temperature anomalies in Burundi
Burundi: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.6456 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.6456 °C
Change on year
down 44.8%
World rank
100th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.17 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.35 °C
in 1962
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Burundi, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, annual temperature anomalies in Burundi stood at 0.6456 °C.
The figure is down 44.8% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Burundi peaked at 1.17 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.35 °C, in 1962.
Burundi ranks 100th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Burundi, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.18 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.5202 °C | -56.0% |
| 1942 | -0.47 °C | -9.6% |
| 1943 | -0.6489 °C | +38.1% |
| 1944 | -0.3607 °C | -44.4% |
| 1945 | -0.7114 °C | +97.2% |
| 1946 | -0.5779 °C | -18.8% |
| 1947 | -0.6507 °C | +12.6% |
| 1948 | -0.7704 °C | +18.4% |
| 1949 | -0.6496 °C | -15.7% |
| 1950 | -1.25 °C | +93.1% |
| 1951 | -0.9357 °C | -25.4% |
| 1952 | -0.7933 °C | -15.2% |
| 1953 | -1.25 °C | +57.1% |
| 1954 | -0.7925 °C | -36.4% |
| 1955 | -1.12 °C | +41.2% |
| 1956 | -1.26 °C | +12.7% |
| 1957 | -0.6344 °C | -49.7% |
| 1958 | -0.1997 °C | -68.5% |
| 1959 | -0.5119 °C | +156.4% |
| 1960 | -0.6867 °C | +34.1% |
| 1961 | -0.972 °C | +41.5% |
| 1962 | -1.35 °C | +39.2% |
| 1963 | -0.9501 °C | -29.8% |
| 1964 | -1.16 °C | +21.7% |
| 1965 | -0.9539 °C | -17.5% |
| 1966 | -0.8445 °C | -11.5% |
| 1967 | -0.9459 °C | +12.0% |
| 1968 | -1.05 °C | +10.5% |
| 1969 | -0.6323 °C | -39.5% |
| 1970 | -0.6939 °C | +9.7% |
| 1971 | -1.26 °C | +81.3% |
| 1972 | -1.27 °C | +0.6% |
| 1973 | -0.7326 °C | -42.1% |
| 1974 | -1.2 °C | +64.2% |
| 1975 | -1.3 °C | +8.4% |
| 1976 | -1.09 °C | -16.6% |
| 1977 | -0.6225 °C | -42.7% |
| 1978 | -0.75 °C | +20.5% |
| 1979 | -0.5538 °C | -26.1% |
| 1980 | -0.5515 °C | -0.4% |
| 1981 | -0.6 °C | +8.8% |
| 1982 | -0.439 °C | -26.8% |
| 1983 | -0.1357 °C | -69.1% |
| 1984 | -0.7636 °C | +462.9% |
| 1985 | -0.8021 °C | +5.0% |
| 1986 | -0.5891 °C | -26.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1044 °C | -117.7% |
| 1988 | -0.2936 °C | -381.1% |
| 1989 | -0.7336 °C | +149.9% |
| 1990 | -0.2991 °C | -59.2% |
| 1991 | -0.4786 °C | +60.0% |
| 1992 | -0.3879 °C | -18.9% |
| 1993 | -0.178 °C | -54.1% |
| 1994 | -0.4498 °C | +152.7% |
| 1995 | -0.1874 °C | -58.3% |
| 1996 | -0.4033 °C | +115.2% |
| 1997 | -0.1355 °C | -66.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2727 °C | -301.3% |
| 1999 | -0.4893 °C | -279.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0774 °C | -84.2% |
| 2001 | -0.6537 °C | +745.1% |
| 2002 | -0.183 °C | -72.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0734 °C | -140.1% |
| 2004 | -0.036 °C | -149.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3199 °C | -988.7% |
| 2006 | -0.1286 °C | -140.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1039 °C | -19.2% |
| 2008 | -0.3059 °C | +194.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0744 °C | -124.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4612 °C | +520.0% |
| 2011 | -0.1992 °C | -143.2% |
| 2012 | -0.1327 °C | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0927 °C | -169.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2159 °C | +132.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4526 °C | +109.7% |
| 2016 | 0.722 °C | +59.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4825 °C | -33.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1194 °C | -75.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4963 °C | +315.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7471 °C | +50.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4492 °C | -39.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4192 °C | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7128 °C | +70.1% |
| 2024 | 1.17 °C | +64.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6456 °C | -44.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.6456 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.6456 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +988.7% | -0.036 °C | 0.3199 °C |
| 2001 | -745.1% | -0.0774 °C | -0.6537 °C |
| 2010 | +520.0% | 0.0744 °C | 0.4612 °C |
| 1984 | -462.9% | -0.1357 °C | -0.7636 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6541 °C | -1.18 °C | -0.3607 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8748 °C | -1.26 °C | -0.1997 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9539 °C | -1.35 °C | -0.6323 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9469 °C | -1.3 °C | -0.5538 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4804 °C | -0.8021 °C | 0.1044 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2736 °C | -0.4893 °C | 0.2727 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1021 °C | -0.6537 °C | 0.3199 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2711 °C | -0.1992 °C | 0.722 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6906 °C | 0.4192 °C | 1.17 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Burundi
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Burundi?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Burundi was 0.6456 °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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.35 °C in 1962.
- How does Burundi rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Burundi ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.