Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bhutan
Bhutan: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 1.48 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.48 °C
Change on year
up 64.9%
World rank
9th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.48 °C
in 2025
All-time low
-2.04 °C
in 1945
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bhutan, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.48 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
The figure is up 64.9% on the previous year and up 3,859.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bhutan peaked at 1.48 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -2.04 °C, in 1945.
Bhutan ranks 9th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.83 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.88 °C | +2.7% |
| 1942 | -1.79 °C | -5.2% |
| 1943 | -1.65 °C | -7.7% |
| 1944 | -1.27 °C | -22.6% |
| 1945 | -2.04 °C | +60.3% |
| 1946 | -0.7123 °C | -65.1% |
| 1947 | -1.08 °C | +51.0% |
| 1948 | -1.56 °C | +45.0% |
| 1949 | -1.11 °C | -28.6% |
| 1950 | -1.18 °C | +5.8% |
| 1951 | -1.21 °C | +2.7% |
| 1952 | -1.3 °C | +7.1% |
| 1953 | -1.72 °C | +32.6% |
| 1954 | -1.24 °C | -27.7% |
| 1955 | -1.28 °C | +2.7% |
| 1956 | -1.14 °C | -10.9% |
| 1957 | -1.19 °C | +4.7% |
| 1958 | -0.2626 °C | -77.9% |
| 1959 | -0.5746 °C | +118.8% |
| 1960 | -0.2527 °C | -56.0% |
| 1961 | -0.8887 °C | +251.7% |
| 1962 | -0.9567 °C | +7.6% |
| 1963 | -1.05 °C | +9.6% |
| 1964 | -0.4257 °C | -59.4% |
| 1965 | -1.57 °C | +269.8% |
| 1966 | -0.8371 °C | -46.8% |
| 1967 | -1.36 °C | +62.5% |
| 1968 | -1.41 °C | +3.5% |
| 1969 | -0.6181 °C | -56.1% |
| 1970 | -0.8139 °C | +31.7% |
| 1971 | -1.12 °C | +38.0% |
| 1972 | -0.6824 °C | -39.2% |
| 1973 | -0.4506 °C | -34.0% |
| 1974 | -0.6588 °C | +46.2% |
| 1975 | -0.5721 °C | -13.2% |
| 1976 | -0.5279 °C | -7.7% |
| 1977 | -0.6236 °C | +18.1% |
| 1978 | -0.8085 °C | +29.6% |
| 1979 | -0.4572 °C | -43.5% |
| 1980 | -0.434 °C | -5.1% |
| 1981 | -0.7007 °C | +61.4% |
| 1982 | -0.8454 °C | +20.7% |
| 1983 | -1.07 °C | +27.1% |
| 1984 | -0.4822 °C | -55.1% |
| 1985 | -0.4101 °C | -15.0% |
| 1986 | -0.6799 °C | +65.8% |
| 1987 | -0.2627 °C | -61.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0687 °C | -126.2% |
| 1989 | -0.7557 °C | -1199.4% |
| 1990 | -0.1694 °C | -77.6% |
| 1991 | -0.4967 °C | +193.1% |
| 1992 | -0.8683 °C | +74.8% |
| 1993 | -0.3191 °C | -63.2% |
| 1994 | -0.3581 °C | +12.2% |
| 1995 | -0.2704 °C | -24.5% |
| 1996 | -0.215 °C | -20.5% |
| 1997 | -1.25 °C | +482.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2242 °C | -117.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3529 °C | +57.4% |
| 2000 | -0.4527 °C | -228.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0775 °C | -117.1% |
| 2002 | -0.2282 °C | -394.6% |
| 2003 | -0.2236 °C | -2.0% |
| 2004 | -0.2963 °C | +32.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0741 °C | -75.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3097 °C | -517.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2619 °C | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0539 °C | -79.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5553 °C | +930.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6872 °C | +23.7% |
| 2011 | -0.0114 °C | -101.7% |
| 2012 | -0.1385 °C | +1113.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1858 °C | -234.2% |
| 2014 | 0.224 °C | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0374 °C | -83.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8442 °C | +2158.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7243 °C | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1916 °C | -73.5% |
| 2019 | 0.199 °C | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2755 °C | +38.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7172 °C | +160.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5808 °C | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7449 °C | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8978 °C | +20.5% |
| 2025 | 1.48 °C | +64.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.48 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.48 °C is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5029 °C, 2.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +2158.2% | 0.0374 °C | 0.8442 °C |
| 1989 | -1199.4% | 0.0687 °C | -0.7557 °C |
| 2012 | -1113.1% | -0.0114 °C | -0.1385 °C |
| 2009 | +930.7% | 0.0539 °C | 0.5553 °C |
| 2006 | +517.9% | -0.0741 °C | 0.3097 °C |
| 1997 | -482.2% | -0.215 °C | -1.25 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.49 °C | -2.04 °C | -0.7123 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.11 °C | -1.72 °C | -0.2626 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9371 °C | -1.57 °C | -0.2527 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6718 °C | -1.12 °C | -0.4506 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5577 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.0687 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3372 °C | -1.25 °C | 0.3529 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0017 °C | -0.4527 °C | 0.5553 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2943 °C | -0.1385 °C | 0.8442 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7827 °C | 0.2755 °C | 1.48 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bhutan?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bhutan was 1.48 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.04 °C in 1945.
- How does Bhutan rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Bhutan ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,859.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.