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Temperature Change on Land, 1961

1961, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Temperature Change on Land, 1961 covers 165 countries on 2 measures. Finland is highest, at 1.892; Niger is lowest, at -0.642. The middle country reads 0.041.

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Temperature Change on Land · Data for 1961

HighestFinland

1.892

LowestNiger

-0.642

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Temperature Change on Land, 1961, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 165 countries · select a heading to sort

Temperature Change on Land, 1961: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
FinlandFINNorthern Europe1.8920.986
SwedenSWENorthern Europe1.5580.852
PolandPOLEastern Europe1.3980.777
NorwayNORNorthern Europe1.2350.738
HungaryHUNEastern Europe1.1790.630
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.1230.696
RomaniaROUEastern Europe1.0760.634
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe1.0480.466
AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.0330.529
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe0.9950.458
GermanyDEUWestern Europe0.9890.613
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe0.9220.361
BulgariaBGREastern Europe0.8700.573
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe0.8510.617
FranceFRAWestern Europe0.8370.427
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe0.8260.440
ItalyITASouthern Europe0.8120.324
MonacoMCOWestern Europe0.7800.338
AndorraANDSouthern Europe0.7510.417
SpainESPSouthern Europe0.7390.402
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa0.7260.521
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe0.6990.484
JapanJPNEastern Asia0.6650.358
South KoreaKOREastern Asia0.6330.504
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe0.6270.434

02In 1961

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Finland1.892
  2. Sweden1.558
  3. Poland1.398
  4. Norway1.235
  5. Hungary1.179

Lowest

  1. Niger-0.642
  2. Qatar-0.540
  3. Bahrain-0.494
  4. Chad-0.418
  5. Libya-0.401

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.041. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Standard deviation of the 1951–1980 baseline (°C)

    HighestFinland0.986

    LowestIndonesia0.153

    Middle country: 0.298

03Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1961.

  • 156 distinct values among 165

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share -0.034. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • 1 empty cell

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

04The files

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The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1961). Temperature Change on Land, 1961 [data set], describing 1961. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/temperature-change/1961

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06Questions

Temperature Change on Land, 1961: questions and answers

Which country has the highest temperature change in Temperature Change on Land, 1961?

Finland, at 1.892, of the 165 countries in the file.

What year does Temperature Change on Land, 1961 describe?

1961.

How many countries does Temperature Change on Land, 1961 cover?

165.

Where can I download Temperature Change on Land, 1961?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Temperature Change on Land, 1961 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Temperature Change on Land, 2025.

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