social2026

1981

Name: 1981
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, °c, 1981

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

-0.5°C

Median: -0.3°C

Countries Covered

191

with available data

Highest

Azerbaijan

3.2°C

Lowest

Sweden

-8.3°C

Top 5 Countries

1Azerbaijan3.2°C

2Georgia3.1°C

3Armenia3.1°C

4Türkiye2.9°C

5Greece1.5°C

By Region

Oceania0.7°C(2 countries)

North America0.1°C(4 countries)

Africa0.1°C(9 countries)

Other-0.2°C(112 countries)

South America-0.2°C(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-8.3°C)High (3.2°C)

Regional Comparison

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

Oceania (2)

North America (4)

Africa (9)

Other (112)

South America (7)

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	Azerbaijan	3.2°C
2	Georgia	3.1°C
3	Armenia	3.1°C
4	Türkiye	2.9°C
5	Greece	1.5°C
6	Russian Federation	1.5°C
7	Kuwait	1.4°C
8	Ukraine	1.4°C
9	Bulgaria	1.3°C
10	Uzbekistan	1.2°C
11	Turkmenistan	1.2°C
12	New Zealand	1.1°C
13	Portugal	1.1°C
14	Syrian Arab Republic	1.1°C
15	Spain	1.1°C
16	Jordan	1.0°C
17	Iraq	1.0°C
18	Morocco	1.0°C
19	Islamic Republic of Iran	1.0°C
20	Bahrain	0.9°C
21	Afghanistan	0.9°C
22	Tajikistan	0.8°C
23	Tunisia	0.8°C
24	Algeria	0.7°C
25	Moldova, Republic of	0.7°C
26	Zambia	0.7°C
27	Albania	0.7°C
28	Sudan	0.6°C
29	Canada	0.6°C
30	Lebanon	0.5°C
31	Mexico	0.5°C
32	North Korea	0.5°C
33	New Caledonia	0.5°C
34	Namibia	0.5°C
35	Cyprus	0.4°C
36	Romania	0.4°C
37	Togo	0.4°C
38	Ghana	0.4°C
39	Angola	0.4°C
40	Libya	0.3°C
41	Saudi Arabia	0.3°C
42	State of Palestine	0.3°C
43	Botswana	0.3°C
44	Ecuador	0.3°C
45	Serbia	0.3°C
46	Israel	0.2°C
47	Australia	0.2°C
48	Cote d'Ivoire	0.2°C
49	Qatar	0.2°C
50	South Sudan	0.2°C
51	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.2°C
52	Antigua and Barbuda	0.2°C
53	Fiji	0.1°C
54	Mauritius	0.1°C
55	Costa Rica	0.1°C
56	Kazakhstan	0.1°C
57	Anguilla	0.1°C
58	Mongolia	0.1°C
59	Mauritania	0.1°C
60	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.1°C
61	Cape Verde	0.0°C
62	Vanuatu	0.0°C
63	Kiribati	0.0°C
64	Pakistan	0.0°C
65	Benin	-0.0°C
66	Guyana	-0.0°C
67	Virgin Islands, U.S.	-0.0°C
68	Chad	-0.1°C
69	Suriname	-0.1°C
70	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	-0.1°C
71	Eritrea	-0.1°C
72	Zimbabwe	-0.1°C
73	Panama	-0.1°C
74	Sao Tome and Principe	-0.1°C
75	El Salvador	-0.1°C
76	Uruguay	-0.1°C
77	Guatemala	-0.1°C
78	Trinidad and Tobago	-0.2°C
79	Nigeria	-0.2°C
80	Chile	-0.2°C
81	Liberia	-0.2°C
82	Honduras	-0.2°C
83	Solomon Islands	-0.2°C
84	Argentina	-0.2°C
85	Burkina Faso	-0.3°C
86	Central African Republic	-0.3°C
87	Venezuela	-0.3°C
88	Kenya	-0.3°C
89	Sierra Leone	-0.3°C
90	Kyrgyzstan	-0.3°C
91	Comoros	-0.3°C
92	Burundi	-0.3°C
93	French Polynesia	-0.3°C
94	Rwanda	-0.3°C
95	Belize	-0.3°C
96	Uganda	-0.3°C
97	Saint Helena	-0.3°C
98	United States of America	-0.4°C
99	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-0.4°C
100	Oman	-0.4°C
101	Somalia	-0.4°C
102	Puerto Rico	-0.4°C
103	Samoa	-0.4°C
104	Malawi	-0.4°C
105	Cook Islands	-0.4°C
106	United Arab Emirates	-0.4°C
107	Peru	-0.4°C
108	Nicaragua	-0.4°C
109	Italy	-0.4°C
110	Dominican Republic	-0.4°C
111	Egypt	-0.4°C
112	Croatia	-0.4°C
113	Greenland	-0.4°C
114	Papua New Guinea	-0.4°C
115	Brazil	-0.5°C
116	Colombia	-0.5°C
117	Ethiopia	-0.5°C
118	Bolivia	-0.5°C
119	Cameroon	-0.5°C
120	Myanmar	-0.5°C
121	South Korea	-0.5°C
122	Madagascar	-0.5°C
123	Montenegro	-0.5°C
124	Seychelles	-0.5°C
125	France	-0.5°C
126	Japan	-0.6°C
127	Jamaica	-0.6°C
128	Brunei Darussalam	-0.6°C
129	American Samoa	-0.6°C
130	India	-0.6°C
131	Guinea	-0.6°C
132	Haiti	-0.6°C
133	Niger	-0.6°C
134	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.6°C
135	Republic of the Congo	-0.6°C
136	Indonesia	-0.6°C
137	Sri Lanka	-0.6°C
138	Bangladesh	-0.6°C
139	Cayman Islands	-0.7°C
140	Gabon	-0.7°C
141	South Africa	-0.7°C
142	Equatorial Guinea	-0.7°C
143	Malaysia	-0.7°C
144	Mozambique	-0.7°C
145	Senegal	-0.7°C
146	Djibouti	-0.7°C
147	Hungary	-0.8°C
148	Eswatini	-0.8°C
149	Mali	-0.8°C
150	United Republic of Tanzania	-0.8°C
151	Bahamas	-0.9°C
152	Timor-Leste	-0.9°C
153	Lesotho	-0.9°C
154	Guinea-Bissau	-0.9°C
155	Cuba	-1.0°C
156	Republic of The Gambia	-1.1°C
157	Philippines	-1.1°C
158	Andorra	-1.2°C
159	Slovenia	-1.2°C
160	People's Republic of China	-1.2°C
161	Bhutan	-1.3°C
162	Belarus	-1.3°C
163	Switzerland	-1.4°C
164	Yemen	-1.5°C
165	Paraguay	-1.5°C
166	Hong Kong	-1.7°C
167	Vietnam	-1.7°C
168	Slovakia	-1.8°C
169	Thailand	-2.0°C
170	Nepal	-2.0°C
171	Lao People's Democratic Republic	-2.0°C
172	Cambodia	-2.4°C
173	Austria	-2.4°C
174	Ireland	-2.6°C
175	Luxembourg	-2.7°C
176	Czech Republic	-2.8°C
177	Faroe Islands	-2.8°C
178	Isle of Man	-3.0°C
179	Belgium	-3.0°C
180	Lithuania	-3.1°C
181	Iceland	-3.1°C
182	Latvia	-3.2°C
183	Poland	-3.5°C
184	Estonia	-3.5°C
185	Germany	-4.0°C
186	United Kingdom	-4.3°C
187	Netherlands	-4.7°C
188	Finland	-6.2°C
189	Denmark	-6.3°C
190	Norway	-8.2°C
191	Sweden	-8.3°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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