Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Eritrea
Eritrea: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.5318 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5318 °C
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
120th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.09 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-3.25 °C
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Eritrea, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Eritrea is 0.5318 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Eritrea peaked at 1.09 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -3.25 °C, in 1950.
That places Eritrea 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.68 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.19 °C | -29.4% |
| 1942 | -1.46 °C | +23.0% |
| 1943 | -2.97 °C | +103.2% |
| 1944 | -1.91 °C | -35.7% |
| 1945 | -1.83 °C | -4.5% |
| 1946 | -1.91 °C | +4.8% |
| 1947 | -2.32 °C | +21.1% |
| 1948 | -2.4 °C | +3.5% |
| 1949 | -2.73 °C | +13.9% |
| 1950 | -3.25 °C | +19.0% |
| 1951 | -1.94 °C | -40.2% |
| 1952 | -2.02 °C | +3.9% |
| 1953 | -2.43 °C | +20.5% |
| 1954 | -1.72 °C | -29.5% |
| 1955 | -1.37 °C | -20.3% |
| 1956 | -1.65 °C | +20.9% |
| 1957 | -1.07 °C | -35.0% |
| 1958 | -0.5808 °C | -45.9% |
| 1959 | -1.2 °C | +106.2% |
| 1960 | -0.472 °C | -60.6% |
| 1961 | -1.02 °C | +116.9% |
| 1962 | -0.6488 °C | -36.6% |
| 1963 | -0.5735 °C | -11.6% |
| 1964 | -1.21 °C | +110.7% |
| 1965 | -1.06 °C | -12.4% |
| 1966 | -0.5411 °C | -48.9% |
| 1967 | -1.21 °C | +123.8% |
| 1968 | -1.03 °C | -15.0% |
| 1969 | -0.1662 °C | -83.9% |
| 1970 | -0.5367 °C | +223.0% |
| 1971 | -1.54 °C | +187.1% |
| 1972 | -0.873 °C | -43.3% |
| 1973 | -0.5952 °C | -31.8% |
| 1974 | -1.39 °C | +132.7% |
| 1975 | -1.39 °C | +0.1% |
| 1976 | -1.02 °C | -26.8% |
| 1977 | -1.1 °C | +8.4% |
| 1978 | -0.8767 °C | -20.4% |
| 1979 | -0.3488 °C | -60.2% |
| 1980 | -0.2023 °C | -42.0% |
| 1981 | -0.3668 °C | +81.3% |
| 1982 | -0.963 °C | +162.5% |
| 1983 | -0.7858 °C | -18.4% |
| 1984 | -0.1989 °C | -74.7% |
| 1985 | -0.8636 °C | +334.3% |
| 1986 | -0.6559 °C | -24.0% |
| 1987 | -0.169 °C | -74.2% |
| 1988 | -0.3898 °C | +130.7% |
| 1989 | -0.7078 °C | +81.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0707 °C | -110.0% |
| 1991 | -0.0038 °C | -105.3% |
| 1992 | -1.05 °C | +27624.7% |
| 1993 | -0.4621 °C | -55.9% |
| 1994 | -0.3272 °C | -29.2% |
| 1995 | -0.3115 °C | -4.8% |
| 1996 | -0.4103 °C | +31.7% |
| 1997 | -0.4191 °C | +2.1% |
| 1998 | -0.0227 °C | -94.6% |
| 1999 | -0.0464 °C | +104.2% |
| 2000 | -0.225 °C | +384.9% |
| 2001 | -0.099 °C | -56.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2038 °C | -305.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0632 °C | -69.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1565 °C | +147.7% |
| 2005 | -0.0792 °C | -150.6% |
| 2006 | -0.1382 °C | +74.4% |
| 2007 | -0.4558 °C | +229.7% |
| 2008 | -0.1312 °C | -71.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5321 °C | -505.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3092 °C | -41.9% |
| 2011 | -0.2401 °C | -177.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0673 °C | -128.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3359 °C | +399.4% |
| 2014 | -0.0036 °C | -101.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7463 °C | -20974.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5536 °C | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 0.701 °C | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3389 °C | -51.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3149 °C | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0994 °C | -68.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5209 °C | +424.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3169 °C | -39.2% |
| 2023 | 1.09 °C | +244.8% |
| 2024 | 0.609 °C | -44.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5318 °C | -12.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.5318 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.5318 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -27624.7% | -0.0038 °C | -1.05 °C |
| 2015 | +20974.7% | -0.0036 °C | 0.7463 °C |
| 2009 | +505.5% | -0.1312 °C | 0.5321 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.04 °C | -2.97 °C | -1.19 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.72 °C | -3.25 °C | -0.5808 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7932 °C | -1.21 °C | -0.1662 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.966 °C | -1.54 °C | -0.3488 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5303 °C | -0.963 °C | -0.169 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2979 °C | -1.05 °C | 0.0707 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0173 °C | -0.4558 °C | 0.5321 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3123 °C | -0.2401 °C | 0.7463 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5284 °C | 0.0994 °C | 1.09 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More climate change data for Eritrea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.10 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,872 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 153.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 87.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 82.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.312 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Eritrea?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Eritrea was 0.5318 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.25 °C in 1950.
- How does Eritrea rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Eritrea ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.