Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude

Ethiopia
0.7063 °C
in 2025
Nigeria
0.7199 °C
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
92nd
Nigeria rank
90th

Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.7199 °C against 0.7063 °C in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0136 °C.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 90th of 193 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1940s -1.43 °C -0.9341 °C 0.5 °C Nigeria
1950s -1.59 °C -1.09 °C 0.4976 °C Nigeria
1960s -1.08 °C -0.578 °C 0.5043 °C Nigeria
1970s -0.8873 °C -0.6231 °C 0.2642 °C Nigeria
1980s -0.5761 °C -0.3476 °C 0.2286 °C Nigeria
1990s -0.2765 °C -0.273 °C 0.0035 °C Nigeria
2000s -0.0707 °C 0.0175 °C 0.0883 °C Nigeria
2010s 0.2757 °C 0.232 °C 0.0437 °C Ethiopia
2020s 0.6044 °C 0.4258 °C 0.1786 °C Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.7199 °C against 0.7063 °C in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
0.0136 °C, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
Ethiopia ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 90th 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 Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Unit
°C
Source
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed

The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.