Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia: Decadal temperature anomalies
Lesotho
0.5187 °C
in 2010
Saudi Arabia
0.5243 °C
in 2010
Lesotho rank
18th
Saudi Arabia rank
17th
Decadal temperature anomalies over time
- Lesotho
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.5243 °C against 0.5187 °C in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0056 °C.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.02 °C | -2.09 °C | 1.07 °C | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -0.7418 °C | -1.96 °C | 1.22 °C | Lesotho |
| 1960s | -0.8183 °C | -1.72 °C | 0.901 °C | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -0.8395 °C | -1.54 °C | 0.7054 °C | Lesotho |
| 1980s | -0.3638 °C | -1.08 °C | 0.7163 °C | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -0.4616 °C | -0.6363 °C | 0.1747 °C | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.1653 °C | -0.0088 °C | 0.1565 °C | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.5187 °C | 0.5243 °C | 0.0057 °C | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Lesotho or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.5243 °C against 0.5187 °C in Lesotho as of 2010.
- What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0056 °C, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
- How do Lesotho and Saudi Arabia rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Lesotho ranks 18th 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
Difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.