social2026

1972

Name: 1972
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, °c, 1972

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data•191 countries

Loading visualization...

Key Insights

Global Average

-0.5°C

Median: -0.3°C

Countries Covered

191

with available data

Highest

Finland

5.1°C

Lowest

Canada

-6.0°C

Top 5 Countries

1Finland5.1°C

2Sweden3.6°C

3Estonia3.2°C

4Botswana2.9°C

5Latvia2.4°C

By Region

Europe0.1°C(32 countries)

Oceania-0.0°C(2 countries)

South America-0.2°C(7 countries)

Other-0.4°C(112 countries)

Africa-0.7°C(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-6.0°C)High (5.1°C)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: -0.5°C)

Europe (32)

Oceania (2)

South America (7)

Other (112)

Africa (9)

Asia (25)

North America (4)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Finland	5.1°C
2	Sweden	3.6°C
3	Estonia	3.2°C
4	Botswana	2.9°C
5	Latvia	2.4°C
6	Norway	2.1°C
7	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	2.0°C
8	Zimbabwe	1.9°C
9	Australia	1.8°C
10	Belarus	1.7°C
11	Namibia	1.7°C
12	Lithuania	1.7°C
13	Saint Helena	1.2°C
14	Lesotho	1.1°C
15	Eswatini	1.1°C
16	Denmark	1.0°C
17	Faroe Islands	1.0°C
18	Bangladesh	0.9°C
19	Central African Republic	0.9°C
20	Ireland	0.9°C
21	Kiribati	0.8°C
22	India	0.8°C
23	South Africa	0.8°C
24	Ukraine	0.7°C
25	Moldova, Republic of	0.7°C
26	United Kingdom	0.6°C
27	Isle of Man	0.6°C
28	Chad	0.5°C
29	Niger	0.5°C
30	Russian Federation	0.4°C
31	Cameroon	0.4°C
32	Bahamas	0.4°C
33	Nigeria	0.4°C
34	Republic of The Gambia	0.3°C
35	Angola	0.3°C
36	Sao Tome and Principe	0.3°C
37	Burkina Faso	0.3°C
38	Chile	0.3°C
39	Cayman Islands	0.3°C
40	Somalia	0.3°C
41	Cuba	0.3°C
42	Zambia	0.3°C
43	Guinea-Bissau	0.3°C
44	Liberia	0.2°C
45	El Salvador	0.2°C
46	Republic of the Congo	0.1°C
47	Mongolia	0.1°C
48	Djibouti	0.1°C
49	French Polynesia	0.1°C
50	Sri Lanka	0.1°C
51	Sierra Leone	0.1°C
52	Mauritius	0.1°C
53	Peru	0.1°C
54	Puerto Rico	0.1°C
55	Ecuador	0.1°C
56	Samoa	0.1°C
57	Hungary	0.0°C
58	Iceland	0.0°C
59	North Korea	-0.0°C
60	Japan	-0.0°C
61	Senegal	-0.0°C
62	Seychelles	-0.0°C
63	Kazakhstan	-0.0°C
64	Mozambique	-0.1°C
65	Dominican Republic	-0.1°C
66	Cook Islands	-0.1°C
67	Costa Rica	-0.1°C
68	Netherlands	-0.1°C
69	Honduras	-0.1°C
70	American Samoa	-0.1°C
71	Timor-Leste	-0.1°C
72	South Korea	-0.1°C
73	Nicaragua	-0.1°C
74	Romania	-0.1°C
75	Poland	-0.1°C
76	Kenya	-0.2°C
77	Cote d'Ivoire	-0.2°C
78	Gabon	-0.2°C
79	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-0.2°C
80	Belgium	-0.2°C
81	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.2°C
82	Slovakia	-0.2°C
83	Ghana	-0.2°C
84	Lao People's Democratic Republic	-0.2°C
85	Togo	-0.2°C
86	Thailand	-0.2°C
87	Haiti	-0.2°C
88	Montenegro	-0.2°C
89	Panama	-0.2°C
90	Virgin Islands, U.S.	-0.2°C
91	Anguilla	-0.3°C
92	Ethiopia	-0.3°C
93	Equatorial Guinea	-0.3°C
94	Guinea	-0.3°C
95	Fiji	-0.3°C
96	Mexico	-0.3°C
97	Antigua and Barbuda	-0.3°C
98	Italy	-0.3°C
99	Colombia	-0.3°C
100	Solomon Islands	-0.3°C
101	Comoros	-0.3°C
102	Nepal	-0.3°C
103	Guyana	-0.4°C
104	Trinidad and Tobago	-0.4°C
105	Benin	-0.4°C
106	Myanmar	-0.4°C
107	Argentina	-0.4°C
108	Vietnam	-0.5°C
109	Philippines	-0.5°C
110	Madagascar	-0.5°C
111	Vanuatu	-0.5°C
112	Andorra	-0.5°C
113	Bhutan	-0.5°C
114	France	-0.5°C
115	Suriname	-0.5°C
116	Jamaica	-0.6°C
117	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.6°C
118	Brazil	-0.6°C
119	Croatia	-0.6°C
120	Bolivia	-0.6°C
121	Serbia	-0.6°C
122	Brunei Darussalam	-0.6°C
123	Paraguay	-0.6°C
124	Guatemala	-0.7°C
125	Malaysia	-0.7°C
126	Mali	-0.7°C
127	Yemen	-0.7°C
128	Venezuela	-0.7°C
129	Malawi	-0.7°C
130	Rwanda	-0.8°C
131	Belize	-0.8°C
132	Burundi	-0.8°C
133	Libya	-0.8°C
134	Uruguay	-0.8°C
135	The Republic of North Macedonia	-0.8°C
136	Indonesia	-0.8°C
137	Papua New Guinea	-0.9°C
138	Bulgaria	-0.9°C
139	Hong Kong	-0.9°C
140	Albania	-0.9°C
141	Portugal	-0.9°C
142	People's Republic of China	-1.0°C
143	Uganda	-1.0°C
144	Czech Republic	-1.0°C
145	Slovenia	-1.0°C
146	New Caledonia	-1.1°C
147	Germany	-1.1°C
148	Cambodia	-1.1°C
149	Pakistan	-1.1°C
150	Eritrea	-1.1°C
151	Kyrgyzstan	-1.2°C
152	Luxembourg	-1.2°C
153	Sudan	-1.3°C
154	Spain	-1.3°C
155	South Sudan	-1.3°C
156	Tajikistan	-1.4°C
157	Cape Verde	-1.4°C
158	Greece	-1.4°C
159	Switzerland	-1.5°C
160	United Republic of Tanzania	-1.6°C
161	Austria	-1.7°C
162	Egypt	-1.7°C
163	Oman	-1.8°C
164	New Zealand	-1.8°C
165	Cyprus	-2.0°C
166	United States of America	-2.1°C
167	Uzbekistan	-2.2°C
168	Tunisia	-2.4°C
169	United Arab Emirates	-2.5°C
170	Algeria	-2.5°C
171	Mauritania	-2.5°C
172	Bahrain	-2.7°C
173	Türkiye	-2.8°C
174	Lebanon	-2.8°C
175	Qatar	-3.0°C
176	Afghanistan	-3.0°C
177	Georgia	-3.0°C
178	Israel	-3.0°C
179	State of Palestine	-3.1°C
180	Syrian Arab Republic	-3.2°C
181	Morocco	-3.3°C
182	Jordan	-3.5°C
183	Saudi Arabia	-3.6°C
184	Azerbaijan	-3.7°C
185	Armenia	-3.8°C
186	Turkmenistan	-3.9°C
187	Greenland	-3.9°C
188	Iraq	-4.4°C
189	Islamic Republic of Iran	-4.7°C
190	Kuwait	-4.8°C
191	Canada	-6.0°C

Showing 191 of 191 countries

Topics

#social #°c #1972

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

View Original Source