Annual temperature anomalies in Libya
Libya: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.8232 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.8232 °C
Change on year
down 47.1%
World rank
73rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.65 °C
in 2010
All-time low
-2.5 °C
in 1945
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Libya, 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 Libya stood at 0.8232 °C.
That represents a change of down 47.1% on the previous year and up 818.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Libya peaked at 1.65 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.5 °C, in 1945.
Libya ranks 73rd 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.12 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.47 °C | -30.4% |
| 1942 | -1.79 °C | +21.7% |
| 1943 | -2.43 °C | +36.0% |
| 1944 | -2.09 °C | -14.3% |
| 1945 | -2.5 °C | +19.7% |
| 1946 | -1.63 °C | -34.7% |
| 1947 | -1.04 °C | -36.1% |
| 1948 | -2.1 °C | +101.8% |
| 1949 | -2.21 °C | +5.1% |
| 1950 | -2.12 °C | -4.0% |
| 1951 | -1.11 °C | -47.6% |
| 1952 | -1.57 °C | +41.1% |
| 1953 | -1.67 °C | +6.5% |
| 1954 | -1.91 °C | +14.3% |
| 1955 | -0.6083 °C | -68.1% |
| 1956 | -1.48 °C | +143.7% |
| 1957 | -1.15 °C | -22.3% |
| 1958 | -0.7237 °C | -37.2% |
| 1959 | -1.6 °C | +121.5% |
| 1960 | -0.5954 °C | -62.9% |
| 1961 | -2.08 °C | +248.8% |
| 1962 | -0.9974 °C | -52.0% |
| 1963 | -0.7101 °C | -28.8% |
| 1964 | -1.29 °C | +81.8% |
| 1965 | -1.56 °C | +21.0% |
| 1966 | -0.9942 °C | -36.4% |
| 1967 | -1.58 °C | +58.4% |
| 1968 | -0.8837 °C | -43.9% |
| 1969 | -0.2664 °C | -69.9% |
| 1970 | -1.17 °C | +337.5% |
| 1971 | -1.04 °C | -11.0% |
| 1972 | -0.5063 °C | -51.2% |
| 1973 | -1.2 °C | +137.1% |
| 1974 | -1.18 °C | -1.6% |
| 1975 | -1.35 °C | +14.4% |
| 1976 | -1.19 °C | -11.9% |
| 1977 | -1 °C | -15.9% |
| 1978 | -0.8997 °C | -10.1% |
| 1979 | -0.6269 °C | -30.3% |
| 1980 | -0.8638 °C | +37.8% |
| 1981 | -0.7974 °C | -7.7% |
| 1982 | -1.12 °C | +40.2% |
| 1983 | -1.27 °C | +13.8% |
| 1984 | -0.9696 °C | -23.8% |
| 1985 | -0.7213 °C | -25.6% |
| 1986 | -0.8789 °C | +21.8% |
| 1987 | -0.6332 °C | -28.0% |
| 1988 | -0.1727 °C | -72.7% |
| 1989 | -0.7054 °C | +308.6% |
| 1990 | -0.318 °C | -54.9% |
| 1991 | -0.655 °C | +106.0% |
| 1992 | -1.2 °C | +84.0% |
| 1993 | -0.4535 °C | -62.4% |
| 1994 | -0.5572 °C | +22.9% |
| 1995 | -0.3349 °C | -39.9% |
| 1996 | -0.1354 °C | -59.6% |
| 1997 | -0.3794 °C | +180.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1767 °C | -53.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1173 °C | -166.4% |
| 2000 | -0.7571 °C | -745.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0199 °C | -102.6% |
| 2002 | -0.0935 °C | -569.0% |
| 2003 | -0.1642 °C | +75.5% |
| 2004 | -0.1811 °C | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0777 °C | -142.9% |
| 2006 | -0.0128 °C | -116.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2077 °C | -1728.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2838 °C | +36.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2513 °C | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.65 °C | +556.4% |
| 2011 | -0.4441 °C | -126.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0664 °C | -115.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4708 °C | +608.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5101 °C | +8.3% |
| 2015 | -0.1145 °C | -122.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8276 °C | -822.6% |
| 2017 | -0.5856 °C | -170.8% |
| 2018 | 1.27 °C | -316.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2806 °C | -77.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2172 °C | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9328 °C | +329.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2375 °C | -74.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6645 °C | +179.8% |
| 2024 | 1.56 °C | +134.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8232 °C | -47.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.8232 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.8232 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1728.6% | -0.0128 °C | 0.2077 °C |
| 2016 | +822.6% | -0.1145 °C | 0.8276 °C |
| 2000 | -745.5% | 0.1173 °C | -0.7571 °C |
| 2013 | +608.9% | 0.0664 °C | 0.4708 °C |
| 2002 | -569.0% | 0.0199 °C | -0.0935 °C |
| 2010 | +556.4% | 0.2513 °C | 1.65 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.94 °C | -2.5 °C | -1.04 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.39 °C | -2.12 °C | -0.6083 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.1 °C | -2.08 °C | -0.2664 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.02 °C | -1.35 °C | -0.5063 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8132 °C | -1.27 °C | -0.1727 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4098 °C | -1.2 °C | 0.1173 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0368 °C | -0.7571 °C | 0.2838 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3931 °C | -0.5856 °C | 1.65 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7387 °C | 0.2172 °C | 1.56 °C | 6 |
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- 75 Netherlands 0.8095 °C compare
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More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Libya?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Libya was 0.8232 °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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5 °C in 1945.
- How does Libya rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Libya ranks 73rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 818.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.