Average annual surface temperature by country
Countries reporting
193
Highest
29.56
Mali
Lowest
-16.62
Greenland
Median
23.12
Years covered
86
1940–2025
Data points
16,598
What the numbers show
Average annual surface temperature is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 29.56 in Mali; the lowest is -16.62 in Greenland.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.12, and the mean is 19.31.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 145 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 401.9%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 6.7%).
Average annual surface temperature: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 29.56 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 29.21 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 3 | Djibouti | 29.1 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 28.85 | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 5 | Senegal | 28.52 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 6 | Niger | 28.38 | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | Oman | 28.28 | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 8 | Benin | 28.26 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 9 | Mauritania | 28.22 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 10 | South Sudan | 28.19 | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 28.02 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 12 | Ghana | 27.92 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 13 | Qatar | 27.88 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 14 | Gambia | 27.88 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 27.78 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 27.76 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.56 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 18 | Cayman Islands | 27.55 | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Togo | 27.49 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Eritrea | 27.44 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Cambodia | 27.26 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 22 | Somalia | 27.11 | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | El Salvador | 27.06 | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 24 | American Samoa | 26.94 | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 26.93 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.89 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 27 | United States Virgin Islands | 26.87 | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 28 | Brunei | 26.85 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 26.78 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 30 | Kuwait | 26.74 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 26.67 | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 32 | Jamaica | 26.67 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 26.65 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 34 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26.65 | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | Anguilla | 26.65 | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 36 | Seychelles | 26.64 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 26.56 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.53 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | Bahrain | 26.47 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Guinea | 26.42 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 41 | Philippines | 26.32 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 42 | Thailand | 26.31 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 26.31 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 44 | Yemen | 26.29 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 45 | Kiribati | 26.25 | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 46 | Suriname | 26.24 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 47 | Belize | 26.1 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 48 | Cuba | 26.09 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 49 | Venezuela | 25.99 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 50 | Bahamas | 25.97 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 25.95 | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 52 | Malaysia | 25.87 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.87 | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 25.87 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 55 | Haiti | 25.81 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 56 | Kenya | 25.8 | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 57 | Puerto Rico | 25.75 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 58 | Liberia | 25.68 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 59 | Guyana | 25.63 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 60 | Comoros | 25.62 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 61 | French Polynesia | 25.62 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 62 | Vanuatu | 25.59 | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 63 | Indonesia | 25.5 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 64 | Samoa | 25.42 | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 65 | Congo | 25.29 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 66 | Cameroon | 25.23 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 67 | Brazil | 25.16 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 68 | Panama | 25.14 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 25.02 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 70 | Gabon | 24.94 | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 71 | East Timor | 24.91 | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 72 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24.87 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 73 | Fiji | 24.82 | 2025 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 74 | Algeria | 24.75 | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 75 | Cook Islands | 24.5 | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.35 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 24.35 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 78 | Colombia | 24.35 | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 79 | Honduras | 24.33 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 80 | India | 24.23 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 24.08 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 24.08 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 83 | Mauritius | 24.06 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 84 | Myanmar | 24.03 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 85 | Paraguay | 24.03 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 86 | Vietnam | 23.97 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 87 | Iraq | 23.9 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 88 | Uganda | 23.87 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 89 | Guatemala | 23.69 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 90 | Egypt | 23.57 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 91 | Hong Kong | 23.41 | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 23.34 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 93 | New Caledonia | 23.27 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 94 | Tanzania | 23.25 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 95 | Laos | 23.2 | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 96 | Libya | 23.19 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 97 | Madagascar | 23.12 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 98 | Cape Verde | 22.86 | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 99 | Australia | 22.64 | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 100 | Angola | 22.35 | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 101 | Malawi | 22.29 | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 102 | Zambia | 22.02 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 21.8 | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 104 | Botswana | 21.74 | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 105 | Mexico | 21.68 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 106 | Namibia | 21.61 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 107 | Pakistan | 21.46 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 108 | Saint Helena | 21.37 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 109 | Israel | 21.32 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 110 | Palestine | 21.24 | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 111 | Burundi | 21.24 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 112 | Ecuador | 21.2 | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 113 | Tunisia | 21.12 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 114 | Bolivia | 20.53 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 115 | Jordan | 20.48 | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 116 | Syria | 20.26 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 117 | Rwanda | 20.12 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 118 | Cyprus | 20.12 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 119 | Eswatini | 20.04 | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 120 | Iran | 19.71 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 121 | Morocco | 19.3 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 122 | Peru | 19.16 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 123 | South Africa | 18.35 | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 18.22 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 125 | Uruguay | 17.48 | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 126 | Lebanon | 16.99 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 127 | Portugal | 16.17 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 128 | Greece | 16.02 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 15.44 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 130 | Argentina | 15.39 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 131 | Spain | 15.09 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 132 | France | 14.22 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 133 | Nepal | 14.13 | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 134 | Italy | 14.05 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 135 | Albania | 14 | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 136 | Afghanistan | 13.8 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 137 | South Korea | 13.4 | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 13.18 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 139 | Croatia | 13.14 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 140 | Turkey | 12.88 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 141 | Japan | 12.86 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 142 | Bulgaria | 12.51 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 143 | Serbia | 12.22 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 12.09 | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 145 | Hungary | 11.96 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 146 | Lesotho | 11.75 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.7 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 148 | Moldova | 11.6 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 149 | Belgium | 11.29 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 150 | Netherlands | 11.27 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 151 | Isle of Man | 11.22 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 152 | New Zealand | 11.19 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 153 | Romania | 11.05 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 154 | Slovenia | 10.92 | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 155 | Montenegro | 10.86 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 156 | Ireland | 10.75 | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 157 | Ukraine | 10.49 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 158 | United States | 10.43 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 10.39 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 160 | United Kingdom | 10.37 | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 161 | Germany | 10.08 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 162 | Denmark | 9.82 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 163 | Bhutan | 9.76 | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 164 | Poland | 9.5 | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 165 | Chile | 9.48 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 166 | Slovakia | 9.46 | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 167 | Czechia | 9.08 | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 168 | Georgia | 9 | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 8.95 | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 170 | Belarus | 8.52 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 171 | Faroe Islands | 8.35 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 172 | Lithuania | 8.34 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 173 | North Korea | 8.33 | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 174 | China | 8.21 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 175 | Latvia | 7.95 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 176 | Armenia | 7.91 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 177 | Austria | 7.81 | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 178 | Estonia | 7.71 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 179 | Falkland Islands | 7.11 | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 180 | Switzerland | 6.78 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 181 | Andorra | 6.48 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 182 | Sweden | 5.21 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 183 | Finland | 4.48 | 2025 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | 2.87 | 2025 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Tajikistan | 2.63 | 2025 | up 401.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.5 | 2025 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Norway | 2.5 | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 2.45 | 2025 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 189 | Mongolia | 2.24 | 2025 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 190 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | -0.0896 | 2025 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Russia | -2.35 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 192 | Canada | -2.55 | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 193 | Greenland | -16.62 | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |