Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Madagascar
Madagascar: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.4867 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4867 °C
Change on year
down 37.2%
World rank
132nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7745 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.55 °C
in 1965
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Madagascar, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.4867 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
The figure is down 37.2% on the previous year and up 126.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Madagascar peaked at 0.7745 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.55 °C, in 1965.
Madagascar ranks 132nd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.778 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.05 °C | +34.6% |
| 1942 | -1.05 °C | +0.3% |
| 1943 | -1.29 °C | +22.9% |
| 1944 | -0.8134 °C | -37.0% |
| 1945 | -0.9797 °C | +20.4% |
| 1946 | -0.9706 °C | -0.9% |
| 1947 | -1.02 °C | +4.6% |
| 1948 | -0.9006 °C | -11.3% |
| 1949 | -0.7648 °C | -15.1% |
| 1950 | -1.29 °C | +68.2% |
| 1951 | -0.8447 °C | -34.3% |
| 1952 | -1.08 °C | +27.6% |
| 1953 | -0.9733 °C | -9.7% |
| 1954 | -1.01 °C | +3.9% |
| 1955 | -1.16 °C | +14.4% |
| 1956 | -1.07 °C | -7.3% |
| 1957 | -0.7722 °C | -28.0% |
| 1958 | -0.933 °C | +20.8% |
| 1959 | -0.8906 °C | -4.5% |
| 1960 | -0.9333 °C | +4.8% |
| 1961 | -0.5165 °C | -44.7% |
| 1962 | -1.05 °C | +102.8% |
| 1963 | -1.13 °C | +8.3% |
| 1964 | -1.19 °C | +5.1% |
| 1965 | -1.55 °C | +30.0% |
| 1966 | -0.8204 °C | -47.0% |
| 1967 | -0.7626 °C | -7.0% |
| 1968 | -1.06 °C | +38.8% |
| 1969 | -0.534 °C | -49.5% |
| 1970 | -0.7772 °C | +45.5% |
| 1971 | -1.03 °C | +32.5% |
| 1972 | -0.6974 °C | -32.3% |
| 1973 | -0.4974 °C | -28.7% |
| 1974 | -1 °C | +101.5% |
| 1975 | -1.04 °C | +4.1% |
| 1976 | -0.5895 °C | -43.5% |
| 1977 | -0.2541 °C | -56.9% |
| 1978 | -0.2724 °C | +7.2% |
| 1979 | -0.4285 °C | +57.3% |
| 1980 | -0.4278 °C | -0.2% |
| 1981 | -0.5473 °C | +28.0% |
| 1982 | -0.5598 °C | +2.3% |
| 1983 | -0.1443 °C | -74.2% |
| 1984 | -0.8424 °C | +483.7% |
| 1985 | -0.7976 °C | -5.3% |
| 1986 | -0.7739 °C | -3.0% |
| 1987 | -0.1215 °C | -84.3% |
| 1988 | -0.141 °C | +16.0% |
| 1989 | -0.4708 °C | +233.9% |
| 1990 | -0.2591 °C | -45.0% |
| 1991 | -0.313 °C | +20.8% |
| 1992 | -0.5075 °C | +62.1% |
| 1993 | -0.5336 °C | +5.1% |
| 1994 | -0.429 °C | -19.6% |
| 1995 | -0.1764 °C | -58.9% |
| 1996 | -0.3767 °C | +113.5% |
| 1997 | -0.2276 °C | -39.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0763 °C | -133.5% |
| 1999 | -0.2896 °C | -479.3% |
| 2000 | -0.2522 °C | -12.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0614 °C | -75.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 °C | -109.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0231 °C | -514.9% |
| 2004 | -0.0238 °C | +2.9% |
| 2005 | -0.0027 °C | -88.7% |
| 2006 | 0.219 °C | -8239.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0307 °C | -86.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1947 °C | -734.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1769 °C | -190.9% |
| 2010 | 0.42 °C | +137.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1877 °C | -55.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0691 °C | -63.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0674 °C | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1792 °C | +165.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2152 °C | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1351 °C | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4323 °C | +219.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1783 °C | -58.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6273 °C | +251.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3914 °C | -37.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3449 °C | -11.9% |
| 2022 | -0.0121 °C | -103.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5971 °C | -5049.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7745 °C | +29.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4867 °C | -37.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.4867 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.4867 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +8239.0% | -0.0027 °C | 0.219 °C |
| 2023 | +5049.3% | -0.0121 °C | 0.5971 °C |
| 2008 | -734.9% | 0.0307 °C | -0.1947 °C |
| 2003 | -514.9% | 0.0056 °C | -0.0231 °C |
| 1984 | -483.7% | -0.1443 °C | -0.8424 °C |
| 1999 | -479.3% | 0.0763 °C | -0.2896 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.961 °C | -1.29 °C | -0.7648 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1 °C | -1.29 °C | -0.7722 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9547 °C | -1.55 °C | -0.5165 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6592 °C | -1.04 °C | -0.2541 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4826 °C | -0.8424 °C | -0.1215 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3036 °C | -0.5336 °C | 0.0763 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0126 °C | -0.2522 °C | 0.219 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2512 °C | 0.0674 °C | 0.6273 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4304 °C | -0.0121 °C | 0.7745 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Madagascar?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Madagascar was 0.4867 °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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7745 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.55 °C in 1965.
- How does Madagascar rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Madagascar ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.