Isle of Man

Country profile

Temperature anomaly
0.90
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
57th of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
6.50
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
203rd of 241 countries
19402025

Isle of Man in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

0241950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2023low 1986

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

Temperature anomaly

0.90 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+0.8 °C since 199557th highest of 193 · 2025
-10119401960198020002020Worldhigh 2023low 1986

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Forest area

6.44 % of land · 2025
+0.1 pp since 1995178th highest of 212 · 2025
01020301990200020102020Worldhigh 2020

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.96 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-2.0% since 199433rd highest of 244 · 2024
00.51200020102020low 2013

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

4.60 % of land area · 2024
+4.3 pp since 2015181st highest of 213 · 2024
05101520162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

10.8 % of territorial waters · 2024
+11 pp since 201846th highest of 174 · 2024
0510152018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

52.1 % living in cities · 2025
+0.4 pp since 1995165th highest of 236 · 2025
02040601960198020002020Worldhigh 1966low 1981

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Safely managed drinking water

99.9 % of population · 2024
+3.2 pp since 200917th highest of 159 · 2024
050100201020152020Worldhigh 2023

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

1,144 mm/year · 2025
+24% since 199574th highest of 192 · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 2023low 1947

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

11.9 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
+22 pp since 199528th highest of 192 · 2025
-2002019401960198020002020Worldhigh 2023low 1947

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

84.8 % of population · 2024
+0.0 pp since 200045th highest of 145 · 2024
05020002005201020152020World

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

6.50 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
-26% since 1998203rd highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2003low 2023

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.