Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Iraq
Iraq: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.8616 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Iraq, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Iraq is 0.8616 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Iraq peaked at 1.58 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.71 °C, in 1949.
That places Iraq 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Iraq, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.9695 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.425 °C | -56.2% |
| 1942 | -0.7716 °C | +81.5% |
| 1943 | -0.775 °C | +0.4% |
| 1944 | -1.06 °C | +36.7% |
| 1945 | -1.68 °C | +58.6% |
| 1946 | -1.3 °C | -22.4% |
| 1947 | -0.4939 °C | -62.1% |
| 1948 | -1.79 °C | +262.5% |
| 1949 | -2.71 °C | +51.4% |
| 1950 | -2.35 °C | -13.2% |
| 1951 | -1.25 °C | -47.0% |
| 1952 | -1.27 °C | +2.2% |
| 1953 | -2.17 °C | +70.1% |
| 1954 | -1.41 °C | -35.1% |
| 1955 | -1.21 °C | -14.1% |
| 1956 | -1.86 °C | +53.7% |
| 1957 | -1.85 °C | -0.5% |
| 1958 | -1.18 °C | -36.2% |
| 1959 | -2.11 °C | +78.9% |
| 1960 | -0.8859 °C | -58.0% |
| 1961 | -1.72 °C | +93.7% |
| 1962 | -0.246 °C | -85.7% |
| 1963 | -1.37 °C | +455.1% |
| 1964 | -2.3 °C | +68.1% |
| 1965 | -1.49 °C | -34.9% |
| 1966 | -0.5861 °C | -60.8% |
| 1967 | -2.54 °C | +333.4% |
| 1968 | -1.54 °C | -39.3% |
| 1969 | -1.27 °C | -17.6% |
| 1970 | -1.26 °C | -1.0% |
| 1971 | -1.88 °C | +50.0% |
| 1972 | -2.44 °C | +29.3% |
| 1973 | -1.63 °C | -33.2% |
| 1974 | -1.87 °C | +14.7% |
| 1975 | -1.77 °C | -5.4% |
| 1976 | -1.95 °C | +10.2% |
| 1977 | -1.1 °C | -43.6% |
| 1978 | -0.8443 °C | -23.0% |
| 1979 | -0.094 °C | -88.9% |
| 1980 | -1.07 °C | +1040.7% |
| 1981 | -0.8291 °C | -22.7% |
| 1982 | -2.28 °C | +174.6% |
| 1983 | -1.72 °C | -24.3% |
| 1984 | -1.52 °C | -11.8% |
| 1985 | -1.11 °C | -27.3% |
| 1986 | -1.02 °C | -8.1% |
| 1987 | -0.701 °C | -31.0% |
| 1988 | -1.15 °C | +63.7% |
| 1989 | -0.8795 °C | -23.4% |
| 1990 | -0.6718 °C | -23.6% |
| 1991 | -0.8637 °C | +28.6% |
| 1992 | -2.36 °C | +172.9% |
| 1993 | -1.15 °C | -51.3% |
| 1994 | -0.2254 °C | -80.4% |
| 1995 | -0.6375 °C | +182.8% |
| 1996 | 0.152 °C | -123.8% |
| 1997 | -1.15 °C | -859.5% |
| 1998 | 0.462 °C | -140.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5983 °C | +29.5% |
| 2000 | -0.0659 °C | -111.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4157 °C | -731.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0824 °C | -119.8% |
| 2003 | -0.1026 °C | +24.4% |
| 2004 | -0.1527 °C | +48.8% |
| 2005 | -0.081 °C | -46.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0942 °C | -216.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1016 °C | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.132 °C | +30.0% |
| 2009 | -0.02 °C | -115.1% |
| 2010 | 1.58 °C | -8022.5% |
| 2011 | -0.6976 °C | -144.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2737 °C | -139.2% |
| 2013 | -0.3272 °C | -219.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3183 °C | -197.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4544 °C | +42.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5033 °C | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6498 °C | +29.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9972 °C | +53.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4028 °C | -59.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7767 °C | +92.8% |
| 2021 | 1.48 °C | +90.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9115 °C | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9558 °C | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9737 °C | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.8616 °C | -11.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.8616 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.8616 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +8022.5% | -0.02 °C | 1.58 °C |
| 1980 | -1040.7% | -0.094 °C | -1.07 °C |
| 1997 | -859.5% | 0.152 °C | -1.15 °C |
| 2001 | +731.2% | -0.0659 °C | 0.4157 °C |
| 1963 | -455.1% | -0.246 °C | -1.37 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.2 °C | -2.71 °C | -0.425 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.66 °C | -2.35 °C | -1.18 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.39 °C | -2.54 °C | -0.246 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.48 °C | -2.44 °C | -0.094 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.23 °C | -2.28 °C | -0.701 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5846 °C | -2.36 °C | 0.5983 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0239 °C | -0.1527 °C | 0.4157 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4159 °C | -0.6976 °C | 1.58 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9936 °C | 0.7767 °C | 1.48 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More climate change data for Iraq
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 672.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 10,634 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,750 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,884 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 245.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,565 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Iraq?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Iraq was 0.8616 °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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.71 °C in 1949.
- How does Iraq rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Iraq ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.