Average annual surface temperature in Sweden
Sweden: Average annual surface temperature was 5.21 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.21
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
182nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.44
in 2020
All-time low
0.9228
in 1985
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Sweden, 1940–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, average annual surface temperature in Sweden stood at 5.21.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Sweden peaked at 5.44 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9228, in 1985.
Sweden ranks 182nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Average annual surface temperature in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1.5 | — |
| 1941 | 1.52 | +1.5% |
| 1942 | 1.11 | -26.8% |
| 1943 | 3.82 | +243.5% |
| 1944 | 3.17 | -16.9% |
| 1945 | 2.6 | -17.9% |
| 1946 | 2.68 | +3.0% |
| 1947 | 1.9 | -29.1% |
| 1948 | 3.14 | +65.0% |
| 1949 | 4.08 | +30.2% |
| 1950 | 2.83 | -30.7% |
| 1951 | 3.15 | +11.4% |
| 1952 | 2.17 | -31.2% |
| 1953 | 4.28 | +97.4% |
| 1954 | 2.98 | -30.5% |
| 1955 | 1.78 | -40.1% |
| 1956 | 1.31 | -26.7% |
| 1957 | 3.04 | +132.4% |
| 1958 | 2.12 | -30.3% |
| 1959 | 4.1 | +93.4% |
| 1960 | 2.92 | -28.7% |
| 1961 | 3.44 | +17.8% |
| 1962 | 1.33 | -61.4% |
| 1963 | 1.93 | +45.6% |
| 1964 | 2.74 | +41.4% |
| 1965 | 1.63 | -40.4% |
| 1966 | 1 | -38.6% |
| 1967 | 3.09 | +208.9% |
| 1968 | 2.13 | -31.2% |
| 1969 | 2.25 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 2.01 | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 2.79 | +38.6% |
| 1972 | 3.66 | +31.3% |
| 1973 | 3.15 | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 3.95 | +25.5% |
| 1975 | 4.2 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 2.22 | -47.0% |
| 1977 | 2.39 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 1.87 | -21.8% |
| 1979 | 2.03 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 2.09 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.92 | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 3.22 | +67.5% |
| 1983 | 3.45 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 3.49 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9228 | -73.5% |
| 1986 | 2.4 | +159.8% |
| 1987 | 1.54 | -35.9% |
| 1988 | 3.27 | +112.9% |
| 1989 | 4.57 | +39.8% |
| 1990 | 4.6 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.55 | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 3.94 | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 3.08 | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 3.06 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.21 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 2.6 | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 3.87 | +49.0% |
| 1998 | 2.93 | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 3.64 | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 4.58 | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 3.21 | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 3.84 | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 3.78 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.63 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.05 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 4.44 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 4.12 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.26 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.52 | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 1.65 | -53.0% |
| 2011 | 4.59 | +177.5% |
| 2012 | 3.07 | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 3.89 | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 4.88 | +25.5% |
| 2015 | 4.61 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 4.11 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 3.78 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.22 | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 4.03 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.44 | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 3.69 | -32.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5 | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 3.73 | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 4.68 | +25.2% |
| 2025 | 5.21 | +11.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 5.21 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.86, 40% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 5.21 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.44, 50% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average annual surface temperature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | +243.5% | 1.11 | 3.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.55 | 1.11 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.78 | 1.31 | 4.28 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.25 | 1 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.83 | 1.87 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.69 | 0.9228 | 4.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.45 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.94 | 3.21 | 4.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 | 1.65 | 4.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 | 3.69 | 5.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 179 Falkland Islands 7.11 compare
- 180 Switzerland 6.78 compare
- 181 Andorra 6.48 compare
- 183 Finland 4.48 compare
- 184 Iceland 2.87 compare
- 185 Tajikistan 2.63 compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- 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 average annual surface temperature in Sweden?
- Average annual surface temperature in Sweden was 5.21 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average annual surface temperature recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.44 in 2020.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9228 in 1985.
- How does Sweden rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Sweden ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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