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Temperature Change on Land, 1972

1972, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Temperature Change on Land, 1972 covers 166 countries on 2 measures. Norway is highest, at 0.938; Canada is lowest, at -1.783. The middle country reads -0.029. Against 1971, 165 values changed (120 up, 45 down), 1 country joined.

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Temperature Change on Land · Data for 1972

HighestNorway

0.938

LowestCanada

-1.783

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, 1972, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 166 countries · select a heading to sort

Temperature Change on Land, 1972: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
NorwayNORNorthern Europe0.9380.738
FinlandFINNorthern Europe0.9360.986
SwedenSWENorthern Europe0.8010.852
IcelandISLNorthern Europe0.7080.587
EcuadorECUSouth America0.5390.400
PolandPOLEastern Europe0.4820.777
BelizeBLZCentral America0.4580.287
ParaguayPRYSouth America0.4540.450
CubaCUBCaribbean0.4500.278
RomaniaROUEastern Europe0.3970.634
GuatemalaGTMCentral America0.3940.273
HungaryHUNEastern Europe0.3880.630
BahamasBHSCaribbean0.3390.262
SenegalSENWestern Africa0.3340.432
MaliMLIWestern Africa0.3240.401
NigerNERWestern Africa0.3240.334
MexicoMEXCentral America0.3140.234
PeruPERSouth America0.3020.295
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe0.2940.696
GambiaGMBWestern Africa0.2930.366
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa0.2760.422
UruguayURYSouth America0.2580.385
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa0.2520.278
Costa RicaCRICentral America0.2480.257
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa0.2470.303

02In 1972

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Norway0.938
  2. Finland0.936
  3. Sweden0.801
  4. Iceland0.708
  5. Ecuador0.539

Lowest

  1. Canada-1.783
  2. Morocco-1.390
  3. Afghanistan-1.131
  4. Iran-0.960
  5. Portugal-0.924

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.029. “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: 0.297

031971 → 1972

Since 1971

What changed between 1971 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 165values changed, of 165 in both
  • 120 · 45rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Maldives

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 1972.

  • 152 distinct values among 166

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.162. 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) (1972). Temperature Change on Land, 1972 [data set], describing 1972. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/temperature-change/1972

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07Questions

Temperature Change on Land, 1972: questions and answers

Which country has the highest temperature change in Temperature Change on Land, 1972?

Norway, at 0.938, of the 166 countries in the file.

What year does Temperature Change on Land, 1972 describe?

1972.

How many countries does Temperature Change on Land, 1972 cover?

166.

Where can I download Temperature Change on Land, 1972?

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, 1972 the newest?

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

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