Annual temperature anomalies in Iraq
Iraq: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.8616 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.8616 °C
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
63rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.58 °C
in 2010
All-time low
-2.71 °C
in 1949
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Iraq, 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 Iraq stood at 0.8616 °C.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Iraq peaked at 1.58 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.71 °C, in 1949.
Iraq ranks 63rd 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.9695 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.425 °C | -56.2% |
| 1942 | -0.7716 °C | +81.5% |
| 1943 | -0.775 °C | +0.4% |
| 1944 | -1.06 °C | +36.7% |
| 1945 | -1.68 °C | +58.6% |
| 1946 | -1.3 °C | -22.4% |
| 1947 | -0.4939 °C | -62.1% |
| 1948 | -1.79 °C | +262.5% |
| 1949 | -2.71 °C | +51.4% |
| 1950 | -2.35 °C | -13.2% |
| 1951 | -1.25 °C | -47.0% |
| 1952 | -1.27 °C | +2.2% |
| 1953 | -2.17 °C | +70.1% |
| 1954 | -1.41 °C | -35.1% |
| 1955 | -1.21 °C | -14.1% |
| 1956 | -1.86 °C | +53.7% |
| 1957 | -1.85 °C | -0.5% |
| 1958 | -1.18 °C | -36.2% |
| 1959 | -2.11 °C | +78.9% |
| 1960 | -0.8859 °C | -58.0% |
| 1961 | -1.72 °C | +93.7% |
| 1962 | -0.246 °C | -85.7% |
| 1963 | -1.37 °C | +455.1% |
| 1964 | -2.3 °C | +68.1% |
| 1965 | -1.49 °C | -34.9% |
| 1966 | -0.5861 °C | -60.8% |
| 1967 | -2.54 °C | +333.4% |
| 1968 | -1.54 °C | -39.3% |
| 1969 | -1.27 °C | -17.6% |
| 1970 | -1.26 °C | -1.0% |
| 1971 | -1.88 °C | +50.0% |
| 1972 | -2.44 °C | +29.3% |
| 1973 | -1.63 °C | -33.2% |
| 1974 | -1.87 °C | +14.7% |
| 1975 | -1.77 °C | -5.4% |
| 1976 | -1.95 °C | +10.2% |
| 1977 | -1.1 °C | -43.6% |
| 1978 | -0.8443 °C | -23.0% |
| 1979 | -0.094 °C | -88.9% |
| 1980 | -1.07 °C | +1040.7% |
| 1981 | -0.8291 °C | -22.7% |
| 1982 | -2.28 °C | +174.6% |
| 1983 | -1.72 °C | -24.3% |
| 1984 | -1.52 °C | -11.8% |
| 1985 | -1.11 °C | -27.3% |
| 1986 | -1.02 °C | -8.1% |
| 1987 | -0.701 °C | -31.0% |
| 1988 | -1.15 °C | +63.7% |
| 1989 | -0.8795 °C | -23.4% |
| 1990 | -0.6718 °C | -23.6% |
| 1991 | -0.8637 °C | +28.6% |
| 1992 | -2.36 °C | +172.9% |
| 1993 | -1.15 °C | -51.3% |
| 1994 | -0.2254 °C | -80.4% |
| 1995 | -0.6375 °C | +182.8% |
| 1996 | 0.152 °C | -123.8% |
| 1997 | -1.15 °C | -859.5% |
| 1998 | 0.462 °C | -140.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5983 °C | +29.5% |
| 2000 | -0.0659 °C | -111.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4157 °C | -731.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0824 °C | -119.8% |
| 2003 | -0.1026 °C | +24.4% |
| 2004 | -0.1527 °C | +48.8% |
| 2005 | -0.081 °C | -46.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0942 °C | -216.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1016 °C | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.132 °C | +30.0% |
| 2009 | -0.02 °C | -115.1% |
| 2010 | 1.58 °C | -8022.5% |
| 2011 | -0.6976 °C | -144.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2737 °C | -139.2% |
| 2013 | -0.3272 °C | -219.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3183 °C | -197.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4544 °C | +42.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5033 °C | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6498 °C | +29.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9972 °C | +53.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4028 °C | -59.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7767 °C | +92.8% |
| 2021 | 1.48 °C | +90.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9115 °C | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9558 °C | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9737 °C | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.8616 °C | -11.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.8616 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.8616 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +8022.5% | -0.02 °C | 1.58 °C |
| 1980 | -1040.7% | -0.094 °C | -1.07 °C |
| 1997 | -859.5% | 0.152 °C | -1.15 °C |
| 2001 | +731.2% | -0.0659 °C | 0.4157 °C |
| 1963 | -455.1% | -0.246 °C | -1.37 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.2 °C | -2.71 °C | -0.425 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.66 °C | -2.35 °C | -1.18 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.39 °C | -2.54 °C | -0.246 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.48 °C | -2.44 °C | -0.094 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.23 °C | -2.28 °C | -0.701 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5846 °C | -2.36 °C | 0.5983 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0239 °C | -0.1527 °C | 0.4157 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4159 °C | -0.6976 °C | 1.58 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9936 °C | 0.7767 °C | 1.48 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Iraq?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Iraq was 0.8616 °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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.71 °C in 1949.
- How does Iraq rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Iraq ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.