Income per person was by year 1999 roughly equal to the world average. According to the Andean Community, GDP per capita was US$1,487 in 1993, and rose to US$2,090 by 1995. The CIA's World Factbook estimates income per capita for 1999 at US$6,200.
The average surface temperature on Earth is approximately 14Â°C; but as already noted, this varies. For instance, the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 70.7Â°C (159Â°F), which was taken in the Lut Desert of Iran.
Article and Chart Updated: January 28, 2017. Until late 2006, global temperatures were more than a degree Fahrenheit warmer when compared to the 20th Century average. From August of 2007 through February of 2008, the Earthâs mean temperature dropped to near the 20th Century average of 57 degrees.