Annual temperature anomalies in South Sudan
South Sudan: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.4435 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4435 °C
Change on year
down 70.6%
World rank
142nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.51 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-2.69 °C
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in South Sudan, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.4435 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 70.6% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in South Sudan peaked at 1.51 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.69 °C, in 1950.
That places South Sudan 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.81 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.6889 °C | -62.0% |
| 1942 | -0.9941 °C | +44.3% |
| 1943 | -1.52 °C | +52.7% |
| 1944 | -1.04 °C | -31.6% |
| 1945 | -1.46 °C | +40.1% |
| 1946 | -1.31 °C | -10.2% |
| 1947 | -1.62 °C | +23.9% |
| 1948 | -1.8 °C | +11.5% |
| 1949 | -2.25 °C | +24.4% |
| 1950 | -2.69 °C | +19.6% |
| 1951 | -2.01 °C | -25.2% |
| 1952 | -2 °C | -0.3% |
| 1953 | -2.36 °C | +18.0% |
| 1954 | -2.06 °C | -12.8% |
| 1955 | -2 °C | -2.8% |
| 1956 | -1.81 °C | -9.5% |
| 1957 | -1.58 °C | -12.6% |
| 1958 | -1.15 °C | -27.2% |
| 1959 | -1.29 °C | +11.9% |
| 1960 | -1.1 °C | -14.6% |
| 1961 | -1.54 °C | +40.2% |
| 1962 | -1.9 °C | +23.1% |
| 1963 | -1.73 °C | -8.9% |
| 1964 | -0.919 °C | -47.0% |
| 1965 | -0.6244 °C | -32.1% |
| 1966 | -0.3786 °C | -39.4% |
| 1967 | -1.46 °C | +286.9% |
| 1968 | -1.21 °C | -17.7% |
| 1969 | -0.7752 °C | -35.7% |
| 1970 | -1.04 °C | +34.6% |
| 1971 | -1.58 °C | +51.3% |
| 1972 | -1.21 °C | -23.6% |
| 1973 | -0.8097 °C | -32.8% |
| 1974 | -1.59 °C | +95.9% |
| 1975 | -1.72 °C | +8.6% |
| 1976 | -1.54 °C | -10.4% |
| 1977 | -1.45 °C | -6.0% |
| 1978 | -1.52 °C | +4.6% |
| 1979 | -1.03 °C | -31.9% |
| 1980 | -0.9635 °C | -6.8% |
| 1981 | -0.7607 °C | -21.0% |
| 1982 | -1.04 °C | +36.7% |
| 1983 | -0.6859 °C | -34.1% |
| 1984 | -0.9209 °C | +34.2% |
| 1985 | -1.5 °C | +63.0% |
| 1986 | -1.17 °C | -22.2% |
| 1987 | -0.3228 °C | -72.3% |
| 1988 | -0.3824 °C | +18.4% |
| 1989 | -1.1 °C | +186.7% |
| 1990 | -0.0544 °C | -95.0% |
| 1991 | -0.7491 °C | +1277.2% |
| 1992 | -0.924 °C | +23.3% |
| 1993 | -0.5305 °C | -42.6% |
| 1994 | -0.6487 °C | +22.3% |
| 1995 | -0.5036 °C | -22.4% |
| 1996 | -0.8988 °C | +78.5% |
| 1997 | -0.5354 °C | -40.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0843 °C | -115.7% |
| 1999 | -0.5235 °C | -721.1% |
| 2000 | -0.398 °C | -24.0% |
| 2001 | -0.4446 °C | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0699 °C | -115.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1023 °C | +46.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1551 °C | +51.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4994 °C | +222.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0731 °C | -114.6% |
| 2007 | -0.1111 °C | +52.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1392 °C | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5824 °C | -518.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3482 °C | -40.2% |
| 2011 | -0.1527 °C | -143.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1206 °C | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3108 °C | -357.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1651 °C | -46.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7113 °C | +330.7% |
| 2016 | 1.14 °C | +60.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 °C | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7033 °C | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5614 °C | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3057 °C | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8854 °C | +189.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6111 °C | -31.0% |
| 2023 | 1.49 °C | +143.3% |
| 2024 | 1.51 °C | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4435 °C | -70.6% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.4435 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.4435 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in South Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1277.2% | -0.0544 °C | -0.7491 °C |
| 1999 | -721.1% | 0.0843 °C | -0.5235 °C |
| 2009 | +518.5% | -0.1392 °C | 0.5824 °C |
| 2013 | +357.6% | -0.1206 °C | 0.3108 °C |
| 2015 | +330.7% | 0.1651 °C | 0.7113 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.45 °C | -2.25 °C | -0.6889 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.9 °C | -2.69 °C | -1.15 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.17 °C | -1.9 °C | -0.3786 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.35 °C | -1.72 °C | -0.8097 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.884 °C | -1.5 °C | -0.3228 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5284 °C | -0.924 °C | 0.0843 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0243 °C | -0.4446 °C | 0.5824 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.468 °C | -0.1527 °C | 1.14 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8731 °C | 0.3057 °C | 1.51 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 139 Falkland Islands 0.4642 °C compare
- 140 Brunei 0.4634 °C compare
- 141 Tanzania 0.4464 °C compare
- 143 East Timor 0.4414 °C compare
- 144 South Africa 0.4358 °C compare
- 145 Mozambique 0.4333 °C compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 684.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in South Sudan?
- Annual temperature anomalies in South Sudan was 0.4435 °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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.69 °C in 1950.
- How does South Sudan rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- South Sudan ranks 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 86 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.