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Temperature Change on Land, 1976

1976, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Temperature Change on Land, 1976 covers 162 countries on 2 measures. United Kingdom is highest, at 0.719; Türkiye is lowest, at -1.144. The middle country reads -0.286. Against 1975, 160 values changed (44 up, 116 down), 2 countries joined, 2 left.

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Temperature Change on Land · Data for 1976

HighestUnited Kingdom

0.719

LowestTürkiye

-1.144

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, 1976, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 162 countries · select a heading to sort

Temperature Change on Land, 1976: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe0.7190.444
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe0.7110.617
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe0.6650.484
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe0.5360.412
GermanyDEUWestern Europe0.4670.613
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe0.3580.458
FranceFRAWestern Europe0.3570.427
EcuadorECUSouth America0.3250.400
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe0.2940.696
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe0.2940.466
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa0.2650.278
IcelandISLNorthern Europe0.2610.587
ChadTCDMiddle Africa0.2470.274
NigerNERWestern Africa0.2370.334
KenyaKENEastern Africa0.2200.270
AustriaAUTWestern Europe0.2110.529
OmanOMNWestern Asia0.1980.334
Costa RicaCRICentral America0.1200.257
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa0.0990.295
CanadaCANNorthern America0.0950.642
FijiFJIMelanesia0.0590.219
UgandaUGAEastern Africa0.0590.255
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa0.0540.297
NepalNPLSouthern Asia0.0520.265
SurinameSURSouth America0.0460.222

02In 1976

At either end

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

Highest

  1. United Kingdom0.719
  2. Netherlands0.711
  3. Channel Islands0.665
  4. Ireland0.536
  5. Germany0.467

Lowest

  1. Türkiye-1.144
  2. Morocco-0.941
  3. Greece-0.898
  4. Algeria-0.877
  5. Finland-0.876

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.286. “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: 0.300

031975 → 1976

Since 1975

What changed between 1975 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −2countries joined / left
  • 160values changed, of 160 in both
  • 44 · 116rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Iceland-0.518 → 0.261+0.779
  • Niger-0.461 → 0.237+0.698
  • Ecuador-0.320 → 0.325+0.645
  • Oman-0.355 → 0.198+0.553
  • Chad-0.161 → 0.247+0.408

Fell most

+ Cabo Verde+ Tuvalu− Nauru− Singapore

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 1976.

  • 149 distinct values among 162

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.294. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 162 countries has every column.

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) (1976). Temperature Change on Land, 1976 [data set], describing 1976. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/temperature-change/1976

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07Questions

Temperature Change on Land, 1976: questions and answers

Which country has the highest temperature change in Temperature Change on Land, 1976?

United Kingdom, at 0.719, of the 162 countries in the file.

What year does Temperature Change on Land, 1976 describe?

1976.

How many countries does Temperature Change on Land, 1976 cover?

162.

Where can I download Temperature Change on Land, 1976?

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, 1976 the newest?

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

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