Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Libya
Libya: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.8232 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.8232 °C
Change on year
down 47.1%
World rank
73rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.65 °C
in 2010
All-time low
-2.5 °C
in 1945
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Libya, 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 Libya is 0.8232 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 47.1% on the previous year and up 818.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Libya peaked at 1.65 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.5 °C, in 1945.
That places Libya 73rd 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.12 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.47 °C | -30.4% |
| 1942 | -1.79 °C | +21.7% |
| 1943 | -2.43 °C | +36.0% |
| 1944 | -2.09 °C | -14.3% |
| 1945 | -2.5 °C | +19.7% |
| 1946 | -1.63 °C | -34.7% |
| 1947 | -1.04 °C | -36.1% |
| 1948 | -2.1 °C | +101.8% |
| 1949 | -2.21 °C | +5.1% |
| 1950 | -2.12 °C | -4.0% |
| 1951 | -1.11 °C | -47.6% |
| 1952 | -1.57 °C | +41.1% |
| 1953 | -1.67 °C | +6.5% |
| 1954 | -1.91 °C | +14.3% |
| 1955 | -0.6083 °C | -68.1% |
| 1956 | -1.48 °C | +143.7% |
| 1957 | -1.15 °C | -22.3% |
| 1958 | -0.7237 °C | -37.2% |
| 1959 | -1.6 °C | +121.5% |
| 1960 | -0.5954 °C | -62.9% |
| 1961 | -2.08 °C | +248.8% |
| 1962 | -0.9974 °C | -52.0% |
| 1963 | -0.7101 °C | -28.8% |
| 1964 | -1.29 °C | +81.8% |
| 1965 | -1.56 °C | +21.0% |
| 1966 | -0.9942 °C | -36.4% |
| 1967 | -1.58 °C | +58.4% |
| 1968 | -0.8837 °C | -43.9% |
| 1969 | -0.2664 °C | -69.9% |
| 1970 | -1.17 °C | +337.5% |
| 1971 | -1.04 °C | -11.0% |
| 1972 | -0.5063 °C | -51.2% |
| 1973 | -1.2 °C | +137.1% |
| 1974 | -1.18 °C | -1.6% |
| 1975 | -1.35 °C | +14.4% |
| 1976 | -1.19 °C | -11.9% |
| 1977 | -1 °C | -15.9% |
| 1978 | -0.8997 °C | -10.1% |
| 1979 | -0.6269 °C | -30.3% |
| 1980 | -0.8638 °C | +37.8% |
| 1981 | -0.7974 °C | -7.7% |
| 1982 | -1.12 °C | +40.2% |
| 1983 | -1.27 °C | +13.8% |
| 1984 | -0.9696 °C | -23.8% |
| 1985 | -0.7213 °C | -25.6% |
| 1986 | -0.8789 °C | +21.8% |
| 1987 | -0.6332 °C | -28.0% |
| 1988 | -0.1727 °C | -72.7% |
| 1989 | -0.7054 °C | +308.6% |
| 1990 | -0.318 °C | -54.9% |
| 1991 | -0.655 °C | +106.0% |
| 1992 | -1.2 °C | +84.0% |
| 1993 | -0.4535 °C | -62.4% |
| 1994 | -0.5572 °C | +22.9% |
| 1995 | -0.3349 °C | -39.9% |
| 1996 | -0.1354 °C | -59.6% |
| 1997 | -0.3794 °C | +180.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1767 °C | -53.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1173 °C | -166.4% |
| 2000 | -0.7571 °C | -745.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0199 °C | -102.6% |
| 2002 | -0.0935 °C | -569.0% |
| 2003 | -0.1642 °C | +75.5% |
| 2004 | -0.1811 °C | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0777 °C | -142.9% |
| 2006 | -0.0128 °C | -116.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2077 °C | -1728.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2838 °C | +36.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2513 °C | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.65 °C | +556.4% |
| 2011 | -0.4441 °C | -126.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0664 °C | -115.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4708 °C | +608.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5101 °C | +8.3% |
| 2015 | -0.1145 °C | -122.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8276 °C | -822.6% |
| 2017 | -0.5856 °C | -170.8% |
| 2018 | 1.27 °C | -316.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2806 °C | -77.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2172 °C | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9328 °C | +329.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2375 °C | -74.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6645 °C | +179.8% |
| 2024 | 1.56 °C | +134.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8232 °C | -47.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.8232 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.8232 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1728.6% | -0.0128 °C | 0.2077 °C |
| 2016 | +822.6% | -0.1145 °C | 0.8276 °C |
| 2000 | -745.5% | 0.1173 °C | -0.7571 °C |
| 2013 | +608.9% | 0.0664 °C | 0.4708 °C |
| 2002 | -569.0% | 0.0199 °C | -0.0935 °C |
| 2010 | +556.4% | 0.2513 °C | 1.65 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.94 °C | -2.5 °C | -1.04 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.39 °C | -2.12 °C | -0.6083 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.1 °C | -2.08 °C | -0.2664 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.02 °C | -1.35 °C | -0.5063 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8132 °C | -1.27 °C | -0.1727 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4098 °C | -1.2 °C | 0.1173 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0368 °C | -0.7571 °C | 0.2838 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3931 °C | -0.5856 °C | 1.65 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7387 °C | 0.2172 °C | 1.56 °C | 6 |
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- 75 Netherlands 0.8095 °C compare
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More climate change data for Libya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 97.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 455.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 452.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.71 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Libya?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Libya was 0.8232 °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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5 °C in 1945.
- How does Libya rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Libya ranks 73rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 818.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.