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Temperature Change on Land, 1983

1983, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Temperature Change on Land, 1983 covers 166 countries on 2 measures. Mauritania is highest, at 1.579; Egypt is lowest, at -1.083. The middle country reads 0.470. Against 1982, 166 values changed (112 up, 54 down), the same countries are covered.

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Temperature Change on Land · Data for 1983

HighestMauritania

1.579

LowestEgypt

-1.083

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, 1983, 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, 1983: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa1.5790.465
PolandPOLEastern Europe1.4440.777
SenegalSENWestern Africa1.2530.432
PeruPERSouth America1.2420.295
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa1.1470.311
GambiaGMBWestern Africa1.1000.366
GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.0660.613
AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.0620.529
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.0550.696
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa1.0510.321
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa1.0290.265
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa1.0280.381
HungaryHUNEastern Europe0.9990.630
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa0.9890.284
FinlandFINNorthern Europe0.9620.986
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe0.9530.466
RwandaRWAEastern Africa0.9390.238
PanamaPANCentral America0.9330.274
EcuadorECUSouth America0.9320.400
SwedenSWENorthern Europe0.9170.852
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa0.9080.303
BelizeBLZCentral America0.8810.287
UgandaUGAEastern Africa0.8730.255
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe0.8690.458
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe0.8650.617

02In 1983

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Mauritania1.579
  2. Poland1.444
  3. Senegal1.253
  4. Peru1.242
  5. Zimbabwe1.147

Lowest

  1. Egypt-1.083
  2. Jordan-1.077
  3. Israel-1.043
  4. Iceland-0.980
  5. Lebanon-0.978

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.470. “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

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 166values changed, of 166 in both
  • 112 · 54rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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 1983.

  • 161 distinct values among 166

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.636. 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) (1983). Temperature Change on Land, 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/temperature-change/1983

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07Questions

Temperature Change on Land, 1983: questions and answers

Which country has the highest temperature change in Temperature Change on Land, 1983?

Mauritania, at 1.579, of the 166 countries in the file.

What year does Temperature Change on Land, 1983 describe?

1983.

How many countries does Temperature Change on Land, 1983 cover?

166.

Where can I download Temperature Change on Land, 1983?

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, 1983 the newest?

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

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