Annual temperature anomalies in Sweden
Sweden: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.42 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.42 °C
Change on year
up 60.0%
World rank
10th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.66 °C
in 2020
All-time low
-2.86 °C
in 1985
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 1.42 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Sweden peaked at 1.66 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2.86 °C, in 1985.
Sweden ranks 10th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Sweden, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.29 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.27 °C | -1.0% |
| 1942 | -2.68 °C | +17.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0295 °C | -101.1% |
| 1944 | -0.6155 °C | -2189.3% |
| 1945 | -1.18 °C | +92.3% |
| 1946 | -1.11 °C | -6.6% |
| 1947 | -1.89 °C | +70.5% |
| 1948 | -0.6488 °C | -65.6% |
| 1949 | 0.2984 °C | -146.0% |
| 1950 | -0.9553 °C | -420.2% |
| 1951 | -0.6335 °C | -33.7% |
| 1952 | -1.62 °C | +155.2% |
| 1953 | 0.4956 °C | -130.7% |
| 1954 | -0.8094 °C | -263.3% |
| 1955 | -2 °C | +147.3% |
| 1956 | -2.48 °C | +23.8% |
| 1957 | -0.7449 °C | -69.9% |
| 1958 | -1.67 °C | +123.6% |
| 1959 | 0.3145 °C | -118.9% |
| 1960 | -0.8613 °C | -373.9% |
| 1961 | -0.3416 °C | -60.3% |
| 1962 | -2.46 °C | +619.4% |
| 1963 | -1.85 °C | -24.7% |
| 1964 | -1.05 °C | -43.3% |
| 1965 | -2.15 °C | +105.2% |
| 1966 | -2.78 °C | +29.3% |
| 1967 | -0.6923 °C | -75.1% |
| 1968 | -1.66 °C | +139.5% |
| 1969 | -1.53 °C | -7.6% |
| 1970 | -1.78 °C | +16.0% |
| 1971 | -1 °C | -43.7% |
| 1972 | -0.1282 °C | -87.2% |
| 1973 | -0.6393 °C | +398.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1617 °C | -125.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4091 °C | +153.0% |
| 1976 | -1.56 °C | -481.7% |
| 1977 | -1.39 °C | -10.8% |
| 1978 | -1.91 °C | +37.5% |
| 1979 | -1.76 °C | -8.1% |
| 1980 | -1.69 °C | -3.8% |
| 1981 | -1.86 °C | +10.2% |
| 1982 | -0.5653 °C | -69.7% |
| 1983 | -0.337 °C | -40.4% |
| 1984 | -0.2996 °C | -11.1% |
| 1985 | -2.86 °C | +855.6% |
| 1986 | -1.39 °C | -51.5% |
| 1987 | -2.25 °C | +62.1% |
| 1988 | -0.5164 °C | -77.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7843 °C | -251.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8142 °C | +3.8% |
| 1991 | -0.241 °C | -129.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1545 °C | -164.1% |
| 1993 | -0.706 °C | -557.1% |
| 1994 | -0.7292 °C | +3.3% |
| 1995 | -0.5753 °C | -21.1% |
| 1996 | -1.19 °C | +106.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0879 °C | -107.4% |
| 1998 | -0.855 °C | -1072.9% |
| 1999 | -0.1437 °C | -83.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7951 °C | -653.5% |
| 2001 | -0.5793 °C | -172.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0534 °C | -109.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0105 °C | -119.6% |
| 2004 | -0.1556 °C | +1385.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2595 °C | -266.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6556 °C | +152.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3369 °C | -48.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4745 °C | +40.8% |
| 2009 | -0.2673 °C | -156.3% |
| 2010 | -2.13 °C | +697.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8038 °C | -137.7% |
| 2012 | -0.7211 °C | -189.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1046 °C | -114.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1 °C | +947.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8264 °C | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3242 °C | -60.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0063 °C | -101.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4329 °C | -7017.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2472 °C | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 1.66 °C | +570.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0948 °C | -105.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7146 °C | -853.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0514 °C | -107.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8898 °C | -1831.4% |
| 2025 | 1.42 °C | +60.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.42 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.42 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +7017.0% | -0.0063 °C | 0.4329 °C |
| 1944 | -2189.3% | 0.0295 °C | -0.6155 °C |
| 2024 | +1831.4% | -0.0514 °C | 0.8898 °C |
| 2004 | -1385.9% | -0.0105 °C | -0.1556 °C |
| 1998 | -1072.9% | 0.0879 °C | -0.855 °C |
| 2014 | +947.7% | 0.1046 °C | 1.1 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.23 °C | -2.68 °C | 0.2984 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.01 °C | -2.48 °C | 0.4956 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.54 °C | -2.78 °C | -0.3416 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9602 °C | -1.91 °C | 0.4091 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.1 °C | -2.86 °C | 0.7843 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3379 °C | -1.19 °C | 0.8142 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1562 °C | -0.5793 °C | 0.7951 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0975 °C | -2.13 °C | 1.1 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7564 °C | -0.0948 °C | 1.66 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Sweden
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Sweden?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Sweden was 1.42 °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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.86 °C in 1985.
- How does Sweden rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.