Average annual surface temperature in Kiribati
Kiribati: Average annual surface temperature was 26.25 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
26.25
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
45th
of 193 countries
All-time high
27.28
in 2015
All-time low
25.18
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Kiribati, 1940–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 26.25 for average annual surface temperature in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Kiribati peaked at 27.28 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.18, in 1955.
Kiribati ranks 45th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Average annual surface temperature in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 26.62 | — |
| 1941 | 26.79 | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 25.79 | -3.7% |
| 1943 | 25.44 | -1.3% |
| 1944 | 25.91 | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 25.8 | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 26.11 | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 26.19 | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 26.13 | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 26.01 | -0.4% |
| 1950 | 25.51 | -1.9% |
| 1951 | 26.34 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 26.42 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 26.43 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 25.74 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 25.18 | -2.2% |
| 1956 | 25.39 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 26.56 | +4.6% |
| 1958 | 26.54 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 26.33 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 26.2 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 26.07 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 25.74 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 26.13 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 25.87 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 26.38 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 26.72 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 26.25 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 26.22 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 26.6 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 25.78 | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 25.27 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 26.45 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 25.88 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 25.4 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 25.28 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 25.84 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 26.44 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 26.3 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 26.53 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 26.45 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 26.04 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 26.64 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 26.22 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 25.7 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 25.89 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 26.47 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 27 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 25.44 | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 25.64 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 26.74 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 26.93 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 26.68 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 26.7 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 26.85 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 26.32 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 25.97 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 26.73 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 25.83 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 25.38 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 25.6 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 26.25 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 27.08 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 26.81 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 26.82 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 26.6 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 26.68 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 25.95 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 25.6 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 26.77 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 26 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 25.79 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.27 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.38 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.74 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 27.28 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.68 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 26.42 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 26.73 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 27.03 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.42 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 26 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 25.86 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 27.05 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 26.94 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 26.25 | -2.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 26.25 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.33, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 26.25 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.82, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.08 | 25.44 | 26.79 | 10 |
| 1950s | 26.04 | 25.18 | 26.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.22 | 25.74 | 26.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.92 | 25.27 | 26.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.15 | 25.44 | 27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.41 | 25.38 | 26.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.42 | 25.6 | 27.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.53 | 25.79 | 27.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.42 | 25.86 | 27.05 | 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 average annual surface temperature in Kiribati?
- Average annual surface temperature in Kiribati was 26.25 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average annual surface temperature recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 27.28 in 2015.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.18 in 1955.
- How does Kiribati rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Kiribati ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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