Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.7063 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.7063 °C
Change on year
down 23.8%
World rank
92nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.9271 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-2.66 °C
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 0.7063 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9271 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.66 °C, in 1950.
Ethiopia ranks 92nd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.74 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.8588 °C | -50.8% |
| 1942 | -1.14 °C | +32.6% |
| 1943 | -1.58 °C | +38.6% |
| 1944 | -1.07 °C | -32.1% |
| 1945 | -1.36 °C | +27.2% |
| 1946 | -1.05 °C | -23.3% |
| 1947 | -2 °C | +91.8% |
| 1948 | -1.53 °C | -23.6% |
| 1949 | -2 °C | +30.9% |
| 1950 | -2.66 °C | +32.5% |
| 1951 | -2.07 °C | -22.2% |
| 1952 | -1.97 °C | -5.0% |
| 1953 | -2.09 °C | +6.3% |
| 1954 | -1.55 °C | -25.8% |
| 1955 | -1.32 °C | -14.6% |
| 1956 | -1.3 °C | -2.1% |
| 1957 | -1.25 °C | -3.8% |
| 1958 | -0.6517 °C | -47.7% |
| 1959 | -1.06 °C | +62.9% |
| 1960 | -1.31 °C | +23.7% |
| 1961 | -1.09 °C | -16.9% |
| 1962 | -1.25 °C | +14.2% |
| 1963 | -1.23 °C | -1.2% |
| 1964 | -1.01 °C | -17.6% |
| 1965 | -0.964 °C | -5.0% |
| 1966 | -0.6909 °C | -28.3% |
| 1967 | -1.43 °C | +107.5% |
| 1968 | -1.34 °C | -6.4% |
| 1969 | -0.5001 °C | -62.7% |
| 1970 | -0.6415 °C | +28.3% |
| 1971 | -1.28 °C | +99.9% |
| 1972 | -0.85 °C | -33.7% |
| 1973 | -0.5271 °C | -38.0% |
| 1974 | -1.11 °C | +110.0% |
| 1975 | -1.08 °C | -2.4% |
| 1976 | -0.9447 °C | -12.6% |
| 1977 | -0.8416 °C | -10.9% |
| 1978 | -0.8611 °C | +2.3% |
| 1979 | -0.7373 °C | -14.4% |
| 1980 | -0.3263 °C | -55.7% |
| 1981 | -0.7414 °C | +127.2% |
| 1982 | -0.7775 °C | +4.9% |
| 1983 | -0.4585 °C | -41.0% |
| 1984 | -0.5575 °C | +21.6% |
| 1985 | -0.9897 °C | +77.5% |
| 1986 | -0.7405 °C | -25.2% |
| 1987 | -0.1045 °C | -85.9% |
| 1988 | -0.211 °C | +101.9% |
| 1989 | -0.854 °C | +304.7% |
| 1990 | -0.3276 °C | -61.6% |
| 1991 | -0.27 °C | -17.6% |
| 1992 | -0.5452 °C | +101.9% |
| 1993 | -0.5775 °C | +5.9% |
| 1994 | -0.2154 °C | -62.7% |
| 1995 | -0.0769 °C | -64.3% |
| 1996 | -0.4641 °C | +503.4% |
| 1997 | -0.2609 °C | -43.8% |
| 1998 | 0.191 °C | -173.2% |
| 1999 | -0.2183 °C | -214.3% |
| 2000 | -0.5338 °C | +144.5% |
| 2001 | -0.4343 °C | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0086 °C | -102.0% |
| 2003 | -0.1474 °C | -1811.1% |
| 2004 | -0.2073 °C | +40.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0643 °C | -131.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0063 °C | -90.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1033 °C | +1547.7% |
| 2008 | -0.1306 °C | -226.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5635 °C | -531.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1635 °C | -71.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0265 °C | -116.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1709 °C | -743.8% |
| 2013 | -0.0386 °C | -122.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1663 °C | -530.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5873 °C | +253.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7139 °C | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5104 °C | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 0.043 °C | -91.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4666 °C | +984.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3881 °C | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3727 °C | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5849 °C | +56.9% |
| 2023 | 0.647 °C | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9271 °C | +43.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7063 °C | -23.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.7063 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.7063 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -1811.1% | 0.0086 °C | -0.1474 °C |
| 2007 | +1547.7% | 0.0063 °C | 0.1033 °C |
| 2019 | +984.2% | 0.043 °C | 0.4666 °C |
| 2012 | +743.8% | -0.0265 °C | 0.1709 °C |
| 2009 | +531.4% | -0.1306 °C | 0.5635 °C |
| 2014 | +530.7% | -0.0386 °C | 0.1663 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.43 °C | -2 °C | -0.8588 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.59 °C | -2.66 °C | -0.6517 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.08 °C | -1.43 °C | -0.5001 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8873 °C | -1.28 °C | -0.5271 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5761 °C | -0.9897 °C | -0.1045 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2765 °C | -0.5775 °C | 0.191 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0707 °C | -0.5338 °C | 0.5635 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2757 °C | -0.0386 °C | 0.7139 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6044 °C | 0.3727 °C | 0.9271 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ethiopia?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ethiopia was 0.7063 °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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9271 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.66 °C in 1950.
- How does Ethiopia rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Ethiopia ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.