social2026

1979

Name: 1979
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, °c, 1979

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

-0.2°C

Median: -0.5°C

Countries Covered

191

with available data

Highest

Kazakhstan

3.8°C

Lowest

Sudan

-2.4°C

Top 5 Countries

1Kazakhstan3.8°C

2Uzbekistan3.3°C

3Czech Republic3.2°C

4Kyrgyzstan3.0°C

5Hungary2.9°C

By Region

Europe0.8°C(32 countries)

Oceania0.2°C(2 countries)

North America-0.3°C(4 countries)

Other-0.4°C(112 countries)

Asia-0.4°C(25 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-2.4°C)High (3.8°C)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: -0.2°C)

Europe (32)

Oceania (2)

North America (4)

Other (112)

Asia (25)

South America (7)

Africa (9)

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	3.8°C
2	Uzbekistan	3.3°C
3	Czech Republic	3.2°C
4	Kyrgyzstan	3.0°C
5	Hungary	2.9°C
6	Slovakia	2.6°C
7	Romania	2.5°C
8	Serbia	2.5°C
9	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.3°C
10	Moldova, Republic of	2.2°C
11	Croatia	2.1°C
12	Germany	2.0°C
13	Bulgaria	1.9°C
14	Tajikistan	1.8°C
15	Austria	1.8°C
16	Poland	1.8°C
17	Mongolia	1.7°C
18	Slovenia	1.7°C
19	Turkmenistan	1.7°C
20	The Republic of North Macedonia	1.6°C
21	Albania	1.6°C
22	Ukraine	1.6°C
23	Luxembourg	1.5°C
24	Montenegro	1.4°C
25	Belgium	1.4°C
26	Netherlands	1.3°C
27	North Korea	1.3°C
28	South Korea	1.2°C
29	Russian Federation	1.2°C
30	Azerbaijan	1.1°C
31	Switzerland	1.0°C
32	Australia	0.9°C
33	Greece	0.9°C
34	Belarus	0.8°C
35	Japan	0.7°C
36	People's Republic of China	0.7°C
37	France	0.6°C
38	Canada	0.4°C
39	India	0.3°C
40	Mauritius	0.3°C
41	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0.3°C
42	South Africa	0.3°C
43	Namibia	0.3°C
44	Bangladesh	0.3°C
45	Italy	0.2°C
46	Georgia	0.2°C
47	Portugal	0.2°C
48	Kiribati	0.2°C
49	Lithuania	0.1°C
50	Cape Verde	0.1°C
51	United Kingdom	0.1°C
52	Greenland	0.1°C
53	Somalia	0.1°C
54	Armenia	0.1°C
55	Andorra	0.1°C
56	Hong Kong	0.1°C
57	Djibouti	0.1°C
58	Afghanistan	0.0°C
59	Seychelles	0.0°C
60	Chile	-0.0°C
61	United States of America	-0.0°C
62	Bahrain	-0.0°C
63	Pakistan	-0.1°C
64	Isle of Man	-0.1°C
65	Vietnam	-0.1°C
66	Timor-Leste	-0.1°C
67	Saint Helena	-0.2°C
68	Comoros	-0.2°C
69	El Salvador	-0.2°C
70	Spain	-0.2°C
71	Oman	-0.2°C
72	Anguilla	-0.2°C
73	Antigua and Barbuda	-0.2°C
74	Cayman Islands	-0.3°C
75	Costa Rica	-0.3°C
76	Mexico	-0.3°C
77	Ethiopia	-0.3°C
78	Senegal	-0.3°C
79	Bahamas	-0.3°C
80	Sri Lanka	-0.3°C
81	Honduras	-0.3°C
82	Ireland	-0.3°C
83	New Caledonia	-0.4°C
84	Virgin Islands, U.S.	-0.4°C
85	Panama	-0.4°C
86	Lesotho	-0.4°C
87	Sierra Leone	-0.4°C
88	Nicaragua	-0.4°C
89	French Polynesia	-0.4°C
90	Republic of The Gambia	-0.4°C
91	Guinea-Bissau	-0.4°C
92	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.4°C
93	Sao Tome and Principe	-0.4°C
94	Yemen	-0.5°C
95	United Arab Emirates	-0.5°C
96	Solomon Islands	-0.5°C
97	Denmark	-0.5°C
98	Lao People's Democratic Republic	-0.5°C
99	Botswana	-0.5°C
100	Colombia	-0.5°C
101	Peru	-0.5°C
102	Cambodia	-0.5°C
103	Latvia	-0.5°C
104	Faroe Islands	-0.5°C
105	Liberia	-0.5°C
106	Türkiye	-0.5°C
107	Brazil	-0.5°C
108	Qatar	-0.5°C
109	New Zealand	-0.5°C
110	Ecuador	-0.6°C
111	Puerto Rico	-0.6°C
112	Trinidad and Tobago	-0.6°C
113	Myanmar	-0.6°C
114	Samoa	-0.6°C
115	Kenya	-0.6°C
116	Cuba	-0.6°C
117	Republic of the Congo	-0.6°C
118	Burundi	-0.6°C
119	Estonia	-0.6°C
120	Iceland	-0.6°C
121	Guyana	-0.7°C
122	Malaysia	-0.7°C
123	Eswatini	-0.7°C
124	American Samoa	-0.7°C
125	Rwanda	-0.7°C
126	Angola	-0.7°C
127	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-0.7°C
128	Central African Republic	-0.7°C
129	Uganda	-0.7°C
130	Mauritania	-0.7°C
131	Thailand	-0.7°C
132	Venezuela	-0.7°C
133	Dominican Republic	-0.8°C
134	Vanuatu	-0.8°C
135	Paraguay	-0.8°C
136	Papua New Guinea	-0.8°C
137	Tunisia	-0.8°C
138	Eritrea	-0.8°C
139	Bolivia	-0.8°C
140	Morocco	-0.9°C
141	Nepal	-0.9°C
142	Gabon	-0.9°C
143	Suriname	-0.9°C
144	Guinea	-0.9°C
145	Madagascar	-0.9°C
146	Indonesia	-0.9°C
147	Brunei Darussalam	-0.9°C
148	United Republic of Tanzania	-0.9°C
149	Belize	-0.9°C
150	Equatorial Guinea	-1.0°C
151	Argentina	-1.0°C
152	Jamaica	-1.0°C
153	Cook Islands	-1.1°C
154	Cameroon	-1.1°C
155	Syrian Arab Republic	-1.1°C
156	Guatemala	-1.1°C
157	Haiti	-1.1°C
158	Uruguay	-1.1°C
159	Mozambique	-1.1°C
160	Cyprus	-1.1°C
161	Fiji	-1.1°C
162	Cote d'Ivoire	-1.1°C
163	Malawi	-1.1°C
164	Ghana	-1.2°C
165	Finland	-1.2°C
166	Togo	-1.2°C
167	Philippines	-1.3°C
168	Kuwait	-1.3°C
169	Burkina Faso	-1.3°C
170	Iraq	-1.3°C
171	Zambia	-1.3°C
172	Algeria	-1.3°C
173	Islamic Republic of Iran	-1.4°C
174	State of Palestine	-1.5°C
175	Nigeria	-1.5°C
176	Mali	-1.5°C
177	Libya	-1.5°C
178	Chad	-1.5°C
179	Saudi Arabia	-1.6°C
180	Lebanon	-1.6°C
181	Benin	-1.7°C
182	Israel	-1.7°C
183	Jordan	-1.7°C
184	Zimbabwe	-1.8°C
185	Niger	-1.8°C
186	Bhutan	-1.9°C
187	Sweden	-1.9°C
188	Norway	-2.2°C
189	South Sudan	-2.2°C
190	Egypt	-2.4°C
191	Sudan	-2.4°C

Showing 191 of 191 countries

Topics

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Data Source

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

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