Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Niger
Niger: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.892 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.892 °C
Change on year
up 48.6%
World rank
58th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.17 °C
in 2010
All-time low
-3.04 °C
in 1945
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Niger, 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 Niger is 0.892 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 48.6% on the previous year and up 1,026.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Niger peaked at 1.17 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.04 °C, in 1945.
That places Niger 58th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.74 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.9331 °C | -46.3% |
| 1942 | -2.16 °C | +131.5% |
| 1943 | -2.76 °C | +28.0% |
| 1944 | -2.28 °C | -17.4% |
| 1945 | -3.04 °C | +33.1% |
| 1946 | -2.22 °C | -27.1% |
| 1947 | -2.52 °C | +13.4% |
| 1948 | -2.34 °C | -7.0% |
| 1949 | -1.76 °C | -24.6% |
| 1950 | -2.49 °C | +41.4% |
| 1951 | -1.24 °C | -50.2% |
| 1952 | -2.11 °C | +70.0% |
| 1953 | -1.72 °C | -18.6% |
| 1954 | -1.78 °C | +3.8% |
| 1955 | -1.51 °C | -15.3% |
| 1956 | -2.19 °C | +45.2% |
| 1957 | -1.53 °C | -30.1% |
| 1958 | -0.9931 °C | -35.2% |
| 1959 | -1.64 °C | +64.9% |
| 1960 | -1.11 °C | -32.2% |
| 1961 | -2.32 °C | +109.3% |
| 1962 | -1.29 °C | -44.6% |
| 1963 | -0.8229 °C | -36.1% |
| 1964 | -1.44 °C | +75.6% |
| 1965 | -1.31 °C | -9.3% |
| 1966 | -0.9944 °C | -24.1% |
| 1967 | -1.56 °C | +57.0% |
| 1968 | -0.9971 °C | -36.1% |
| 1969 | -0.0059 °C | -99.4% |
| 1970 | -0.9613 °C | +16218.5% |
| 1971 | -0.7912 °C | -17.7% |
| 1972 | -0.2731 °C | -65.5% |
| 1973 | -0.5899 °C | +116.0% |
| 1974 | -1.3 °C | +120.5% |
| 1975 | -1.26 °C | -2.8% |
| 1976 | -0.7655 °C | -39.5% |
| 1977 | -1.61 °C | +110.4% |
| 1978 | -0.5507 °C | -65.8% |
| 1979 | -0.4741 °C | -13.9% |
| 1980 | -0.4035 °C | -14.9% |
| 1981 | -1.11 °C | +175.4% |
| 1982 | -0.9062 °C | -18.5% |
| 1983 | -1.03 °C | +13.2% |
| 1984 | -0.8336 °C | -18.7% |
| 1985 | -0.9646 °C | +15.7% |
| 1986 | -0.5065 °C | -47.5% |
| 1987 | -0.3028 °C | -40.2% |
| 1988 | -0.56 °C | +84.9% |
| 1989 | -1.32 °C | +136.2% |
| 1990 | -0.259 °C | -80.4% |
| 1991 | -0.5163 °C | +99.3% |
| 1992 | -1.22 °C | +136.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4881 °C | -60.0% |
| 1994 | -0.9497 °C | +94.6% |
| 1995 | -0.2892 °C | -69.5% |
| 1996 | -0.222 °C | -23.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2567 °C | +15.6% |
| 1998 | -0.1663 °C | -35.2% |
| 1999 | -0.5652 °C | +239.9% |
| 2000 | -0.7441 °C | +31.7% |
| 2001 | -0.4045 °C | -45.6% |
| 2002 | -0.1544 °C | -61.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0428 °C | -127.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1127 °C | +163.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3806 °C | +237.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0303 °C | -92.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0316 °C | -204.1% |
| 2008 | -0.4879 °C | +1445.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7241 °C | -248.4% |
| 2010 | 1.17 °C | +60.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4123 °C | -64.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3118 °C | -24.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5046 °C | +61.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4261 °C | -15.5% |
| 2015 | -0.0963 °C | -122.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9 °C | -1034.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0532 °C | -94.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6468 °C | +1116.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4376 °C | -32.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4446 °C | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7212 °C | +62.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1187 °C | -116.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9078 °C | -864.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6004 °C | -33.9% |
| 2025 | 0.892 °C | +48.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.892 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.892 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -16218.5% | -0.0059 °C | -0.9613 °C |
| 2008 | -1445.5% | -0.0316 °C | -0.4879 °C |
| 2018 | +1116.7% | 0.0532 °C | 0.6468 °C |
| 2016 | +1034.3% | -0.0963 °C | 0.9 °C |
| 2023 | +864.6% | -0.1187 °C | 0.9078 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.18 °C | -3.04 °C | -0.9331 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.72 °C | -2.49 °C | -0.9931 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.19 °C | -2.32 °C | -0.0059 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8582 °C | -1.61 °C | -0.2731 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7937 °C | -1.32 °C | -0.3028 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4933 °C | -1.22 °C | -0.1663 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0532 °C | -0.7441 °C | 0.7241 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4761 °C | -0.0963 °C | 1.17 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5745 °C | -0.1187 °C | 0.9078 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Niger
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Niger?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Niger was 0.892 °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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.04 °C in 1945.
- How does Niger rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Niger ranks 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,026.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.