Annual temperature anomalies in Kiribati
Kiribati: Annual temperature anomalies was -0.193 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.193
Change on year
down 138.6%
World rank
191st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8351
in 2015
All-time low
-1.26
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Kiribati, 1940–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded -0.193 for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 138.6% on the previous year and down 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Kiribati peaked at 0.8351 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.26, in 1955.
That places Kiribati 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.1787 | — |
| 1941 | 0.3501 | +95.9% |
| 1942 | -0.6507 | -285.8% |
| 1943 | -0.9975 | +53.3% |
| 1944 | -0.5302 | -46.9% |
| 1945 | -0.6382 | +20.4% |
| 1946 | -0.3308 | -48.2% |
| 1947 | -0.2544 | -23.1% |
| 1948 | -0.3161 | +24.2% |
| 1949 | -0.431 | +36.3% |
| 1950 | -0.9275 | +115.2% |
| 1951 | -0.1036 | -88.8% |
| 1952 | -0.0204 | -80.3% |
| 1953 | -0.0162 | -20.5% |
| 1954 | -0.7039 | +4243.1% |
| 1955 | -1.26 | +79.5% |
| 1956 | -1.05 | -16.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1155 | -111.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0993 | -14.1% |
| 1959 | -0.1157 | -216.6% |
| 1960 | -0.2383 | +106.0% |
| 1961 | -0.3707 | +55.5% |
| 1962 | -0.6983 | +88.4% |
| 1963 | -0.3069 | -56.0% |
| 1964 | -0.571 | +86.1% |
| 1965 | -0.061 | -89.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2754 | -551.4% |
| 1967 | -0.1956 | -171.0% |
| 1968 | -0.2191 | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1555 | -171.0% |
| 1970 | -0.6585 | -523.5% |
| 1971 | -1.17 | +77.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0092 | -100.8% |
| 1973 | -0.5591 | -6144.1% |
| 1974 | -1.04 | +85.7% |
| 1975 | -1.16 | +11.9% |
| 1976 | -0.5968 | -48.7% |
| 1977 | -0.0011 | -99.8% |
| 1978 | -0.1392 | +12068.4% |
| 1979 | 0.088 | -163.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 | -86.0% |
| 1981 | -0.4011 | -3349.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1951 | -148.6% |
| 1983 | -0.2222 | -213.9% |
| 1984 | -0.7436 | +234.7% |
| 1985 | -0.5568 | -25.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0247 | -104.4% |
| 1987 | 0.56 | +2169.9% |
| 1988 | -1 | -278.9% |
| 1989 | -0.7981 | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2975 | -137.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4913 | +65.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2332 | -52.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2574 | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.411 | +59.7% |
| 1995 | -0.1187 | -128.9% |
| 1996 | -0.4717 | +297.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2838 | -160.2% |
| 1998 | -0.6143 | -316.5% |
| 1999 | -1.06 | +73.3% |
| 2000 | -0.8429 | -20.8% |
| 2001 | -0.1941 | -77.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6356 | -427.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3663 | -42.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3809 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.156 | -59.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2361 | +51.3% |
| 2007 | -0.4904 | -307.7% |
| 2008 | -0.8429 | +71.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3327 | -139.5% |
| 2010 | -0.445 | -233.7% |
| 2011 | -0.6567 | +47.6% |
| 2012 | -0.1701 | -74.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0664 | -60.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3018 | -554.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8351 | +176.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2337 | -72.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0248 | -110.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2836 | -1243.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5843 | +106.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0203 | -103.5% |
| 2021 | -0.445 | +2093.2% |
| 2022 | -0.5828 | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6075 | -204.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4999 | -17.7% |
| 2025 | -0.193 | -138.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's -0.193 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's -0.193 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -12068.4% | -0.0011 | -0.1392 |
| 1973 | -6144.1% | 0.0092 | -0.5591 |
| 1954 | -4243.1% | -0.0162 | -0.7039 |
| 1981 | -3349.2% | 0.0123 | -0.4011 |
| 1987 | +2169.9% | 0.0247 | 0.56 |
| 2021 | -2093.2% | -0.0203 | -0.445 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.362 | -0.9975 | 0.3501 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3991 | -1.26 | 0.1155 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.223 | -0.6983 | 0.2754 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5228 | -1.17 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2931 | -1 | 0.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0295 | -1.06 | 0.4913 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0263 | -0.8429 | 0.6356 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0876 | -0.6567 | 0.8351 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0223 | -0.5828 | 0.6075 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 5.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 2.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 7.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.06 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Kiribati?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Kiribati was -0.193 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8351 in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.26 in 1955.
- How does Kiribati rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Kiribati ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 123.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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