social2026

2016

Name: 2016
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, °c, 2016

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: 0.6°C

Countries Covered

191

with available data

Highest

Norway

3.6°C

Lowest

Armenia

-3.8°C

Top 5 Countries

1Norway3.6°C

2Iceland3.4°C

3Afghanistan3.3°C

4Bhutan2.6°C

5People's Republic of China2.6°C

By Region

Asia0.8°C(25 countries)

Other0.5°C(112 countries)

Africa0.4°C(9 countries)

South America0.4°C(7 countries)

Europe0.4°C(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-3.8°C)High (3.6°C)

Regional Comparison

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

Asia (25)

Other (112)

Africa (9)

South America (7)

Europe (32)

North America (4)

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	Norway	3.6°C
2	Iceland	3.4°C
3	Afghanistan	3.3°C
4	Bhutan	2.6°C
5	People's Republic of China	2.6°C
6	Tajikistan	2.4°C
7	Mongolia	2.4°C
8	Andorra	2.4°C
9	Pakistan	2.4°C
10	Sweden	2.4°C
11	Nepal	2.2°C
12	Faroe Islands	2.1°C
13	Denmark	2.1°C
14	South Sudan	2.0°C
15	Latvia	2.0°C
16	Niger	2.0°C
17	Kyrgyzstan	1.9°C
18	Lithuania	1.8°C
19	North Korea	1.8°C
20	Estonia	1.8°C
21	United Kingdom	1.7°C
22	South Korea	1.7°C
23	Isle of Man	1.6°C
24	Islamic Republic of Iran	1.6°C
25	South Africa	1.6°C
26	Yemen	1.6°C
27	Belize	1.5°C
28	Mexico	1.5°C
29	Lesotho	1.5°C
30	Central African Republic	1.4°C
31	Hong Kong	1.4°C
32	Oman	1.4°C
33	Ireland	1.4°C
34	Uganda	1.4°C
35	Finland	1.3°C
36	Guatemala	1.3°C
37	Myanmar	1.3°C
38	Uzbekistan	1.3°C
39	Namibia	1.3°C
40	Cuba	1.3°C
41	Burkina Faso	1.2°C
42	United Arab Emirates	1.2°C
43	Turkmenistan	1.2°C
44	Vietnam	1.2°C
45	United Republic of Tanzania	1.2°C
46	El Salvador	1.2°C
47	Chad	1.1°C
48	Honduras	1.1°C
49	Bahamas	1.1°C
50	Cook Islands	1.1°C
51	Saudi Arabia	1.1°C
52	Benin	1.0°C
53	Austria	1.0°C
54	Kazakhstan	1.0°C
55	Lao People's Democratic Republic	1.0°C
56	Jamaica	1.0°C
57	Tunisia	1.0°C
58	Belarus	1.0°C
59	Algeria	0.9°C
60	Togo	0.9°C
61	Ghana	0.9°C
62	Poland	0.9°C
63	Japan	0.9°C
64	India	0.9°C
65	Eswatini	0.9°C
66	Djibouti	0.9°C
67	Mali	0.8°C
68	Bangladesh	0.8°C
69	Cayman Islands	0.8°C
70	Eritrea	0.8°C
71	Thailand	0.8°C
72	Republic of The Gambia	0.8°C
73	Brunei Darussalam	0.8°C
74	Mozambique	0.8°C
75	Switzerland	0.8°C
76	Puerto Rico	0.8°C
77	Mauritania	0.7°C
78	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.7°C
79	Uruguay	0.7°C
80	Cote d'Ivoire	0.7°C
81	Dominican Republic	0.7°C
82	Netherlands	0.7°C
83	Argentina	0.7°C
84	Haiti	0.7°C
85	Nigeria	0.7°C
86	Ethiopia	0.7°C
87	Qatar	0.6°C
88	Sudan	0.6°C
89	Equatorial Guinea	0.6°C
90	Senegal	0.6°C
91	Malawi	0.6°C
92	Gabon	0.6°C
93	Samoa	0.6°C
94	Malaysia	0.6°C
95	Philippines	0.6°C
96	American Samoa	0.6°C
97	Burundi	0.6°C
98	Botswana	0.6°C
99	Republic of the Congo	0.6°C
100	Liberia	0.6°C
101	Spain	0.5°C
102	Cameroon	0.5°C
103	Rwanda	0.5°C
104	Sri Lanka	0.5°C
105	Ecuador	0.5°C
106	Virgin Islands, U.S.	0.5°C
107	Indonesia	0.5°C
108	Anguilla	0.5°C
109	Nicaragua	0.5°C
110	Zimbabwe	0.4°C
111	Bolivia	0.4°C
112	Trinidad and Tobago	0.4°C
113	Greenland	0.4°C
114	Germany	0.4°C
115	Sao Tome and Principe	0.4°C
116	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.4°C
117	French Polynesia	0.4°C
118	Kenya	0.4°C
119	Saint Helena	0.4°C
120	Comoros	0.4°C
121	Antigua and Barbuda	0.4°C
122	Portugal	0.4°C
123	Somalia	0.4°C
124	Chile	0.4°C
125	Fiji	0.3°C
126	Italy	0.3°C
127	Zambia	0.3°C
128	Angola	0.3°C
129	Panama	0.3°C
130	Madagascar	0.3°C
131	Timor-Leste	0.3°C
132	Guyana	0.3°C
133	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0.3°C
134	Moldova, Republic of	0.3°C
135	Costa Rica	0.2°C
136	Guinea-Bissau	0.2°C
137	Cape Verde	0.2°C
138	Sierra Leone	0.2°C
139	Brazil	0.2°C
140	Seychelles	0.1°C
141	Cambodia	0.1°C
142	Vanuatu	0.1°C
143	Solomon Islands	0.1°C
144	Peru	0.1°C
145	Colombia	0.1°C
146	Bahrain	0.0°C
147	Belgium	0.0°C
148	Australia	0.0°C
149	Papua New Guinea	0.0°C
150	Guinea	0.0°C
151	Suriname	-0.0°C
152	Venezuela	-0.1°C
153	Czech Republic	-0.1°C
154	Libya	-0.2°C
155	Kuwait	-0.2°C
156	Paraguay	-0.2°C
157	New Zealand	-0.3°C
158	France	-0.4°C
159	Morocco	-0.4°C
160	Mauritius	-0.4°C
161	United States of America	-0.5°C
162	Kiribati	-0.5°C
163	New Caledonia	-0.7°C
164	Russian Federation	-0.7°C
165	Slovenia	-0.8°C
166	Luxembourg	-0.8°C
167	Ukraine	-0.9°C
168	Slovakia	-0.9°C
169	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.9°C
170	Montenegro	-1.1°C
171	State of Palestine	-1.1°C
172	Egypt	-1.1°C
173	Israel	-1.2°C
174	Jordan	-1.3°C
175	Canada	-1.3°C
176	Romania	-1.3°C
177	The Republic of North Macedonia	-1.4°C
178	Cyprus	-1.4°C
179	Iraq	-1.5°C
180	Syrian Arab Republic	-1.5°C
181	Bulgaria	-1.5°C
182	Hungary	-1.6°C
183	Croatia	-1.7°C
184	Albania	-1.7°C
185	Serbia	-1.8°C
186	Lebanon	-1.8°C
187	Greece	-2.0°C
188	Azerbaijan	-2.6°C
189	Georgia	-2.9°C
190	Türkiye	-3.2°C
191	Armenia	-3.8°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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