social2026

1996

Name: 1996
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, °c, 1996

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

-0.4°C

Median: -0.3°C

Countries Covered

191

with available data

Highest

Armenia

3.8°C

Lowest

Lithuania

-5.6°C

Top 5 Countries

1Armenia3.8°C

2Azerbaijan3.5°C

3Türkiye3.2°C

4Georgia3.1°C

5Greenland2.6°C

By Region

Asia0.2°C(25 countries)

Other-0.1°C(112 countries)

Africa-0.1°C(9 countries)

South America-0.3°C(7 countries)

North America-0.4°C(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-5.6°C)High (3.8°C)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: -0.4°C)

Asia (25)

Other (112)

Africa (9)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Oceania (2)

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	Armenia	3.8°C
2	Azerbaijan	3.5°C
3	Türkiye	3.2°C
4	Georgia	3.1°C
5	Greenland	2.6°C
6	Iraq	2.5°C
7	Mongolia	2.5°C
8	Uzbekistan	2.5°C
9	Kuwait	2.2°C
10	Turkmenistan	2.2°C
11	Syrian Arab Republic	2.0°C
12	North Korea	1.6°C
13	Jordan	1.6°C
14	Lebanon	1.5°C
15	Tunisia	1.4°C
16	Kazakhstan	1.3°C
17	Kyrgyzstan	1.2°C
18	Cyprus	1.2°C
19	Greece	1.2°C
20	State of Palestine	1.2°C
21	Israel	1.2°C
22	Islamic Republic of Iran	1.0°C
23	Albania	0.9°C
24	Uruguay	0.8°C
25	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.7°C
26	New Caledonia	0.7°C
27	Eswatini	0.7°C
28	Libya	0.7°C
29	Algeria	0.6°C
30	Bahrain	0.6°C
31	South Korea	0.6°C
32	Bulgaria	0.5°C
33	Andorra	0.5°C
34	Spain	0.4°C
35	Saudi Arabia	0.4°C
36	Guyana	0.4°C
37	Suriname	0.4°C
38	Fiji	0.3°C
39	Myanmar	0.3°C
40	Vanuatu	0.3°C
41	Guinea-Bissau	0.3°C
42	Nepal	0.3°C
43	Benin	0.3°C
44	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0.3°C
45	People's Republic of China	0.2°C
46	Kenya	0.2°C
47	Portugal	0.2°C
48	Tajikistan	0.2°C
49	Togo	0.2°C
50	Mali	0.2°C
51	Bhutan	0.2°C
52	Mexico	0.2°C
53	United Republic of Tanzania	0.2°C
54	Nigeria	0.2°C
55	Hong Kong	0.1°C
56	Cook Islands	0.1°C
57	Guinea	0.1°C
58	Seychelles	0.1°C
59	Botswana	0.0°C
60	Burundi	0.0°C
61	Egypt	0.0°C
62	Senegal	0.0°C
63	Solomon Islands	0.0°C
64	Burkina Faso	-0.0°C
65	Niger	-0.0°C
66	Republic of The Gambia	-0.0°C
67	Japan	-0.0°C
68	Uganda	-0.0°C
69	Morocco	-0.1°C
70	Eritrea	-0.1°C
71	Afghanistan	-0.1°C
72	Qatar	-0.1°C
73	Brazil	-0.1°C
74	Chile	-0.1°C
75	Bangladesh	-0.1°C
76	Cameroon	-0.1°C
77	Angola	-0.2°C
78	Papua New Guinea	-0.2°C
79	Somalia	-0.2°C
80	Montenegro	-0.2°C
81	Guatemala	-0.2°C
82	Italy	-0.2°C
83	Rwanda	-0.2°C
84	Cape Verde	-0.2°C
85	Comoros	-0.2°C
86	Chad	-0.2°C
87	Mozambique	-0.2°C
88	Zambia	-0.2°C
89	Ethiopia	-0.2°C
90	Australia	-0.3°C
91	Sudan	-0.3°C
92	Sri Lanka	-0.3°C
93	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.3°C
94	Belize	-0.3°C
95	Sierra Leone	-0.3°C
96	Trinidad and Tobago	-0.3°C
97	Kiribati	-0.3°C
98	American Samoa	-0.4°C
99	French Polynesia	-0.4°C
100	Indonesia	-0.4°C
101	El Salvador	-0.4°C
102	Samoa	-0.4°C
103	Central African Republic	-0.4°C
104	Zimbabwe	-0.4°C
105	Malawi	-0.4°C
106	Sao Tome and Principe	-0.4°C
107	Honduras	-0.4°C
108	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-0.4°C
109	Peru	-0.5°C
110	Mauritius	-0.5°C
111	Paraguay	-0.5°C
112	Ghana	-0.5°C
113	United States of America	-0.5°C
114	Madagascar	-0.5°C
115	Panama	-0.6°C
116	Cote d'Ivoire	-0.6°C
117	Bolivia	-0.6°C
118	Argentina	-0.6°C
119	Liberia	-0.6°C
120	Mauritania	-0.6°C
121	Republic of the Congo	-0.6°C
122	Costa Rica	-0.6°C
123	Venezuela	-0.6°C
124	Djibouti	-0.6°C
125	South Sudan	-0.6°C
126	Nicaragua	-0.6°C
127	Namibia	-0.6°C
128	Lao People's Democratic Republic	-0.7°C
129	Cayman Islands	-0.7°C
130	Brunei Darussalam	-0.7°C
131	Gabon	-0.7°C
132	Equatorial Guinea	-0.7°C
133	Antigua and Barbuda	-0.7°C
134	Malaysia	-0.7°C
135	India	-0.7°C
136	Romania	-0.8°C
137	Colombia	-0.8°C
138	Serbia	-0.8°C
139	Vietnam	-0.8°C
140	Bahamas	-0.8°C
141	Anguilla	-0.8°C
142	South Africa	-0.9°C
143	Iceland	-0.9°C
144	Virgin Islands, U.S.	-0.9°C
145	Saint Helena	-0.9°C
146	Yemen	-0.9°C
147	Ecuador	-0.9°C
148	Lesotho	-0.9°C
149	New Zealand	-0.9°C
150	Timor-Leste	-0.9°C
151	Switzerland	-1.0°C
152	Thailand	-1.0°C
153	Cuba	-1.0°C
154	Philippines	-1.0°C
155	Pakistan	-1.0°C
156	Russian Federation	-1.1°C
157	Canada	-1.2°C
158	Oman	-1.3°C
159	France	-1.3°C
160	United Arab Emirates	-1.4°C
161	Puerto Rico	-1.4°C
162	Ireland	-1.4°C
163	Dominican Republic	-1.4°C
164	Cambodia	-1.4°C
165	Faroe Islands	-1.4°C
166	Jamaica	-1.4°C
167	Isle of Man	-1.5°C
168	United Kingdom	-1.7°C
169	Haiti	-1.7°C
170	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-1.9°C
171	Croatia	-2.2°C
172	Moldova, Republic of	-2.2°C
173	Ukraine	-2.3°C
174	Slovenia	-2.4°C
175	Hungary	-2.7°C
176	Austria	-2.7°C
177	Denmark	-3.1°C
178	Finland	-3.2°C
179	Sweden	-3.2°C
180	Luxembourg	-3.4°C
181	Slovakia	-3.4°C
182	Estonia	-3.4°C
183	Belgium	-3.5°C
184	Netherlands	-3.8°C
185	Norway	-3.8°C
186	Germany	-4.2°C
187	Latvia	-4.5°C
188	Belarus	-4.6°C
189	Czech Republic	-4.8°C
190	Poland	-5.2°C
191	Lithuania	-5.6°C

Showing 191 of 191 countries

Topics

#social #°c #1996

Data Source

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

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