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Temperature Change on Land, 1989

1989, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Temperature Change on Land, 1989 covers 165 countries on 2 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.176; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at -0.409. The middle country reads 0.157. Against 1988, 164 values changed (42 up, 122 down), 1 country joined.

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Temperature Change on Land · Data for 1989

HighestFinland

2.176

LowestRepublic of the Congo

-0.409

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, 1989, 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, 1989: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.1760.986
SwedenSWENorthern Europe2.0020.852
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.7860.696
NorwayNORNorthern Europe1.7520.738
PolandPOLEastern Europe1.6860.777
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1.5410.617
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe1.5180.484
GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.4870.613
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia1.3550.602
FranceFRAWestern Europe1.2740.427
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia1.2530.499
AndorraANDSouthern Europe1.1460.417
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe1.1460.458
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.1340.444
AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.1060.529
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe1.1050.466
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.0750.440
SpainESPSouthern Europe1.0320.402
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1.0220.412
MonacoMCOWestern Europe0.9110.338
HungaryHUNEastern Europe0.8820.630
RomaniaROUEastern Europe0.7840.634
South KoreaKOREastern Asia0.7700.504
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand0.7690.379
UruguayURYSouth America0.7310.385

02In 1989

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Finland2.176
  2. Sweden2.002
  3. Denmark1.786
  4. Norway1.752
  5. Poland1.686

Lowest

  1. Republic of the Congo-0.409
  2. Niger-0.406
  3. Namibia-0.398
  4. Nigeria-0.383
  5. Pakistan-0.348

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.157. “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: 0.296

031988 → 1989

Since 1988

What changed between 1988 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 164values changed, of 164 in both
  • 42 · 122rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Nauru

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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 1989.

  • 155 distinct values among 165

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.166. 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.

05The files

Download and cite

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) (1989). Temperature Change on Land, 1989 [data set], describing 1989. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/temperature-change/1989

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07Questions

Temperature Change on Land, 1989: questions and answers

Which country has the highest temperature change in Temperature Change on Land, 1989?

Finland, at 2.176, of the 165 countries in the file.

What year does Temperature Change on Land, 1989 describe?

1989.

How many countries does Temperature Change on Land, 1989 cover?

165.

Where can I download Temperature Change on Land, 1989?

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, 1989 the newest?

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

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