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1973

Name: 1973
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, °c, 1973

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

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Key Insights

Global Average

-1.3°C

Median: -1.2°C

Countries Covered

191

with available data

Highest

Kazakhstan

2.8°C

Lowest

Iceland

-6.2°C

Top 5 Countries

1Kazakhstan2.8°C

2Mongolia2.1°C

3Niger1.3°C

4Uzbekistan1.0°C

5Chad0.5°C

By Region

Oceania-0.2°C(2 countries)

South America-1.1°C(7 countries)

North America-1.1°C(4 countries)

Other-1.1°C(112 countries)

Africa-1.2°C(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-6.2°C)High (2.8°C)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: -1.3°C)

Oceania (2)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Other (112)

Africa (9)

Asia (25)

Europe (32)

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	Kazakhstan	2.8°C
2	Mongolia	2.1°C
3	Niger	1.3°C
4	Uzbekistan	1.0°C
5	Chad	0.5°C
6	New Zealand	0.5°C
7	Cook Islands	0.4°C
8	Russian Federation	0.4°C
9	Ireland	0.2°C
10	Greece	0.2°C
11	Saint Helena	0.1°C
12	Nigeria	0.1°C
13	New Caledonia	0.0°C
14	Libya	-0.1°C
15	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	-0.1°C
16	Vanuatu	-0.2°C
17	United States of America	-0.2°C
18	Kyrgyzstan	-0.2°C
19	Albania	-0.2°C
20	Fiji	-0.3°C
21	United Kingdom	-0.3°C
22	Isle of Man	-0.3°C
23	Sierra Leone	-0.3°C
24	Solomon Islands	-0.4°C
25	Sudan	-0.4°C
26	Hungary	-0.4°C
27	Bhutan	-0.5°C
28	Liberia	-0.5°C
29	Ukraine	-0.5°C
30	Israel	-0.5°C
31	Turkmenistan	-0.5°C
32	Cape Verde	-0.5°C
33	Cyprus	-0.5°C
34	Puerto Rico	-0.5°C
35	Kenya	-0.6°C
36	Jordan	-0.6°C
37	Mauritius	-0.6°C
38	Egypt	-0.6°C
39	Uruguay	-0.6°C
40	Sao Tome and Principe	-0.7°C
41	State of Palestine	-0.7°C
42	Togo	-0.7°C
43	Burkina Faso	-0.7°C
44	Samoa	-0.7°C
45	Netherlands	-0.7°C
46	Ghana	-0.8°C
47	Australia	-0.8°C
48	Benin	-0.8°C
49	Comoros	-0.8°C
50	People's Republic of China	-0.8°C
51	Cote d'Ivoire	-0.8°C
52	India	-0.8°C
53	American Samoa	-0.8°C
54	Colombia	-0.9°C
55	Central African Republic	-0.9°C
56	Uganda	-0.9°C
57	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.9°C
58	Panama	-0.9°C
59	Guinea	-0.9°C
60	Cameroon	-0.9°C
61	Bahrain	-0.9°C
62	Malawi	-0.9°C
63	Poland	-0.9°C
64	French Polynesia	-0.9°C
65	Moldova, Republic of	-1.0°C
66	Angola	-1.0°C
67	Timor-Leste	-1.0°C
68	Republic of The Gambia	-1.0°C
69	Philippines	-1.0°C
70	Brazil	-1.0°C
71	Montenegro	-1.0°C
72	Denmark	-1.0°C
73	Czech Republic	-1.0°C
74	Argentina	-1.0°C
75	Mexico	-1.1°C
76	Croatia	-1.1°C
77	Somalia	-1.1°C
78	Eritrea	-1.1°C
79	Guinea-Bissau	-1.1°C
80	South Sudan	-1.1°C
81	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-1.1°C
82	Papua New Guinea	-1.1°C
83	Italy	-1.1°C
84	Sri Lanka	-1.1°C
85	Bulgaria	-1.1°C
86	Burundi	-1.1°C
87	Virgin Islands, U.S.	-1.1°C
88	Nepal	-1.1°C
89	Rwanda	-1.1°C
90	Syrian Arab Republic	-1.1°C
91	Indonesia	-1.1°C
92	Canada	-1.2°C
93	Türkiye	-1.2°C
94	Anguilla	-1.2°C
95	Trinidad and Tobago	-1.2°C
96	Antigua and Barbuda	-1.2°C
97	Seychelles	-1.2°C
98	Bangladesh	-1.2°C
99	Lebanon	-1.2°C
100	Brunei Darussalam	-1.2°C
101	Republic of the Congo	-1.2°C
102	United Republic of Tanzania	-1.2°C
103	Zambia	-1.2°C
104	Belgium	-1.2°C
105	Slovakia	-1.3°C
106	Costa Rica	-1.3°C
107	Peru	-1.3°C
108	Bahamas	-1.3°C
109	Ecuador	-1.3°C
110	Tunisia	-1.3°C
111	Gabon	-1.3°C
112	Cayman Islands	-1.3°C
113	Belarus	-1.3°C
114	Dominican Republic	-1.3°C
115	Malaysia	-1.3°C
116	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-1.3°C
117	Chile	-1.3°C
118	Equatorial Guinea	-1.3°C
119	Djibouti	-1.3°C
120	Hong Kong	-1.4°C
121	France	-1.4°C
122	Serbia	-1.4°C
123	Ethiopia	-1.4°C
124	Slovenia	-1.5°C
125	Madagascar	-1.5°C
126	Bolivia	-1.5°C
127	Mozambique	-1.5°C
128	Germany	-1.5°C
129	Guyana	-1.6°C
130	Lesotho	-1.6°C
131	The Republic of North Macedonia	-1.6°C
132	Nicaragua	-1.6°C
133	Myanmar	-1.6°C
134	Switzerland	-1.6°C
135	Austria	-1.6°C
136	Luxembourg	-1.6°C
137	Tajikistan	-1.6°C
138	Qatar	-1.6°C
139	Azerbaijan	-1.7°C
140	Namibia	-1.7°C
141	Kiribati	-1.7°C
142	Kuwait	-1.7°C
143	Jamaica	-1.7°C
144	Romania	-1.7°C
145	Andorra	-1.7°C
146	Cuba	-1.7°C
147	Islamic Republic of Iran	-1.7°C
148	South Africa	-1.8°C
149	Senegal	-1.8°C
150	Venezuela	-1.8°C
151	Vietnam	-1.8°C
152	Haiti	-1.8°C
153	Honduras	-1.8°C
154	Paraguay	-1.9°C
155	Suriname	-1.9°C
156	Iraq	-1.9°C
157	Algeria	-1.9°C
158	Greenland	-1.9°C
159	Afghanistan	-1.9°C
160	Spain	-1.9°C
161	Belize	-1.9°C
162	United Arab Emirates	-2.0°C
163	Eswatini	-2.0°C
164	Lithuania	-2.0°C
165	Guatemala	-2.0°C
166	Georgia	-2.0°C
167	Portugal	-2.1°C
168	Faroe Islands	-2.1°C
169	Saudi Arabia	-2.1°C
170	Japan	-2.1°C
171	Pakistan	-2.2°C
172	Cambodia	-2.3°C
173	El Salvador	-2.3°C
174	Lao People's Democratic Republic	-2.5°C
175	Thailand	-2.5°C
176	Oman	-2.5°C
177	Mali	-2.5°C
178	Latvia	-2.6°C
179	North Korea	-2.6°C
180	Armenia	-2.8°C
181	Morocco	-2.8°C
182	Zimbabwe	-2.8°C
183	South Korea	-2.8°C
184	Yemen	-2.9°C
185	Estonia	-2.9°C
186	Botswana	-3.1°C
187	Sweden	-3.6°C
188	Mauritania	-3.8°C
189	Norway	-4.2°C
190	Finland	-6.2°C
191	Iceland	-6.2°C

Showing 191 of 191 countries

Topics

#social #°c #1973

Data Source

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

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