social2026

1997

Name: 1997
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, °c, 1997

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

0.0°C

Median: 0.1°C

Countries Covered

191

with available data

Highest

Greenland

2.8°C

Lowest

Belarus

-2.9°C

Top 5 Countries

1Greenland2.8°C

2Canada2.4°C

3Mongolia1.9°C

4Iceland1.7°C

5Lao People's Democratic Republic1.7°C

By Region

Europe0.2°C(32 countries)

South America0.1°C(7 countries)

Other0.0°C(112 countries)

North America-0.0°C(4 countries)

Africa-0.1°C(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-2.9°C)High (2.8°C)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.0°C)

Europe (32)

South America (7)

Other (112)

North America (4)

Africa (9)

Asia (25)

Oceania (2)

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	Greenland	2.8°C
2	Canada	2.4°C
3	Mongolia	1.9°C
4	Iceland	1.7°C
5	Lao People's Democratic Republic	1.7°C
6	Botswana	1.7°C
7	Slovakia	1.5°C
8	Cambodia	1.5°C
9	Thailand	1.4°C
10	Hungary	1.3°C
11	Kiribati	1.2°C
12	Haiti	1.2°C
13	New Caledonia	1.2°C
14	Dominican Republic	1.2°C
15	Vietnam	1.1°C
16	Czech Republic	1.0°C
17	Croatia	1.0°C
18	Serbia	1.0°C
19	Yemen	1.0°C
20	United Kingdom	1.0°C
21	South Korea	1.0°C
22	Austria	0.9°C
23	Faroe Islands	0.9°C
24	Zimbabwe	0.9°C
25	Puerto Rico	0.8°C
26	Portugal	0.8°C
27	Bolivia	0.8°C
28	Saint Helena	0.8°C
29	Anguilla	0.8°C
30	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.8°C
31	Peru	0.8°C
32	Georgia	0.8°C
33	Slovenia	0.8°C
34	Belgium	0.8°C
35	Ireland	0.8°C
36	Japan	0.7°C
37	Virgin Islands, U.S.	0.7°C
38	Antigua and Barbuda	0.7°C
39	Panama	0.7°C
40	Morocco	0.7°C
41	Romania	0.6°C
42	Myanmar	0.6°C
43	Spain	0.6°C
44	Cuba	0.6°C
45	Isle of Man	0.6°C
46	Netherlands	0.6°C
47	Hong Kong	0.6°C
48	Switzerland	0.5°C
49	Eritrea	0.5°C
50	Namibia	0.5°C
51	Colombia	0.5°C
52	Australia	0.5°C
53	North Korea	0.5°C
54	Cayman Islands	0.5°C
55	Türkiye	0.5°C
56	Montenegro	0.5°C
57	Vanuatu	0.5°C
58	Brunei Darussalam	0.5°C
59	Seychelles	0.4°C
60	Sri Lanka	0.4°C
61	Luxembourg	0.4°C
62	Brazil	0.4°C
63	Djibouti	0.4°C
64	Sao Tome and Principe	0.4°C
65	Lebanon	0.4°C
66	Syrian Arab Republic	0.4°C
67	Lesotho	0.4°C
68	Albania	0.4°C
69	France	0.4°C
70	Jamaica	0.4°C
71	Paraguay	0.4°C
72	Trinidad and Tobago	0.3°C
73	Venezuela	0.3°C
74	Chile	0.3°C
75	South Africa	0.3°C
76	Italy	0.3°C
77	Costa Rica	0.3°C
78	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.3°C
79	Ecuador	0.3°C
80	Tunisia	0.3°C
81	Germany	0.3°C
82	State of Palestine	0.3°C
83	French Polynesia	0.3°C
84	Benin	0.3°C
85	Azerbaijan	0.2°C
86	Jordan	0.2°C
87	Malaysia	0.2°C
88	Mauritius	0.2°C
89	Tajikistan	0.2°C
90	Nigeria	0.2°C
91	Indonesia	0.2°C
92	Guyana	0.2°C
93	Armenia	0.2°C
94	Togo	0.1°C
95	Fiji	0.1°C
96	Poland	0.1°C
97	Algeria	0.1°C
98	Cyprus	0.1°C
99	Saudi Arabia	0.1°C
100	Oman	0.1°C
101	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.1°C
102	Angola	0.1°C
103	Ghana	0.0°C
104	Papua New Guinea	0.0°C
105	Honduras	0.0°C
106	Israel	0.0°C
107	Guinea-Bissau	0.0°C
108	Belize	-0.0°C
109	Sierra Leone	-0.0°C
110	Nicaragua	-0.1°C
111	Guatemala	-0.1°C
112	Cote d'Ivoire	-0.1°C
113	Suriname	-0.1°C
114	Bahamas	-0.1°C
115	Timor-Leste	-0.1°C
116	Gabon	-0.1°C
117	Madagascar	-0.1°C
118	Greece	-0.1°C
119	Samoa	-0.1°C
120	Norway	-0.1°C
121	Qatar	-0.2°C
122	Cameroon	-0.2°C
123	Solomon Islands	-0.2°C
124	Equatorial Guinea	-0.2°C
125	Zambia	-0.2°C
126	Republic of the Congo	-0.2°C
127	Sweden	-0.2°C
128	Liberia	-0.2°C
129	Denmark	-0.2°C
130	Comoros	-0.3°C
131	American Samoa	-0.3°C
132	Cape Verde	-0.3°C
133	Libya	-0.3°C
134	Turkmenistan	-0.3°C
135	Kyrgyzstan	-0.3°C
136	Burkina Faso	-0.3°C
137	Ethiopia	-0.3°C
138	Guinea	-0.4°C
139	United Arab Emirates	-0.4°C
140	Philippines	-0.4°C
141	Iraq	-0.4°C
142	Chad	-0.4°C
143	Andorra	-0.4°C
144	Mauritania	-0.5°C
145	Islamic Republic of Iran	-0.5°C
146	Senegal	-0.5°C
147	Sudan	-0.5°C
148	Bahrain	-0.5°C
149	Mali	-0.5°C
150	El Salvador	-0.5°C
151	Bulgaria	-0.5°C
152	Republic of The Gambia	-0.5°C
153	Eswatini	-0.6°C
154	Mozambique	-0.6°C
155	Rwanda	-0.6°C
156	Egypt	-0.6°C
157	India	-0.6°C
158	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-0.6°C
159	Central African Republic	-0.6°C
160	Argentina	-0.6°C
161	People's Republic of China	-0.7°C
162	Moldova, Republic of	-0.7°C
163	Kuwait	-0.7°C
164	Burundi	-0.7°C
165	South Sudan	-0.7°C
166	Bangladesh	-0.7°C
167	Niger	-0.7°C
168	Cook Islands	-0.8°C
169	United States of America	-0.8°C
170	Somalia	-0.9°C
171	New Zealand	-0.9°C
172	Malawi	-0.9°C
173	Finland	-1.0°C
174	Uruguay	-1.0°C
175	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	-1.0°C
176	Uzbekistan	-1.0°C
177	Uganda	-1.1°C
178	Kenya	-1.2°C
179	Pakistan	-1.3°C
180	Afghanistan	-1.3°C
181	Ukraine	-1.4°C
182	United Republic of Tanzania	-1.5°C
183	Mexico	-1.7°C
184	Bhutan	-1.8°C
185	Lithuania	-2.1°C
186	Estonia	-2.2°C
187	Kazakhstan	-2.4°C
188	Latvia	-2.6°C
189	Nepal	-2.7°C
190	Russian Federation	-2.8°C
191	Belarus	-2.9°C

Showing 191 of 191 countries

Topics

#social #°c #1997

Data Source

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

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