Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Decadal temperature anomalies
Iran
0.5261 °C
in 2010
Saudi Arabia
0.5243 °C
in 2010
Iran rank
16th
Saudi Arabia rank
17th
Decadal temperature anomalies over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.5261 °C against 0.5243 °C in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0018 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.19 °C | -2.09 °C | 0.8984 °C | Iran |
| 1950s | -1.58 °C | -1.96 °C | 0.3808 °C | Iran |
| 1960s | -1.35 °C | -1.72 °C | 0.3673 °C | Iran |
| 1970s | -1.23 °C | -1.54 °C | 0.3171 °C | Iran |
| 1980s | -1.42 °C | -1.08 °C | 0.3418 °C | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | -0.7233 °C | -0.6363 °C | 0.0869 °C | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.1364 °C | -0.0088 °C | 0.1451 °C | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.5261 °C | 0.5243 °C | 0.0018 °C | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Iran or Saudi Arabia?
- Iran, at 0.5261 °C against 0.5243 °C in Saudi Arabia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0018 °C, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
- How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Iran ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Decadal temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.