Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Qatar
Qatar: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.3952 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3952 °C
Change on year
down 55.6%
World rank
152nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.05 °C
in 2021
All-time low
-1.84 °C
in 1972
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 0.3952 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 55.6% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Qatar peaked at 1.05 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.84 °C, in 1972.
Qatar ranks 152nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Qatar, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.9886 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.524 °C | -47.0% |
| 1942 | -0.6852 °C | +30.7% |
| 1943 | -1.59 °C | +132.1% |
| 1944 | -0.9787 °C | -38.5% |
| 1945 | -1.41 °C | +44.1% |
| 1946 | -1.03 °C | -26.9% |
| 1947 | -0.7216 °C | -30.0% |
| 1948 | -1.41 °C | +95.7% |
| 1949 | -1.75 °C | +23.8% |
| 1950 | -1.46 °C | -16.7% |
| 1951 | -0.7241 °C | -50.3% |
| 1952 | -0.7092 °C | -2.1% |
| 1953 | -0.4811 °C | -32.2% |
| 1954 | -0.5384 °C | +11.9% |
| 1955 | -1.09 °C | +101.8% |
| 1956 | -1.16 °C | +7.2% |
| 1957 | -1.2 °C | +3.2% |
| 1958 | -0.7193 °C | -40.1% |
| 1959 | -1.66 °C | +131.2% |
| 1960 | -0.7657 °C | -54.0% |
| 1961 | -1.08 °C | +41.7% |
| 1962 | -0.5489 °C | -49.4% |
| 1963 | -0.8713 °C | +58.7% |
| 1964 | -1.66 °C | +90.9% |
| 1965 | -0.9103 °C | -45.3% |
| 1966 | -0.5276 °C | -42.0% |
| 1967 | -1.33 °C | +153.0% |
| 1968 | -1.27 °C | -4.8% |
| 1969 | -0.9083 °C | -28.5% |
| 1970 | -1.01 °C | +11.1% |
| 1971 | -1.41 °C | +40.1% |
| 1972 | -1.84 °C | +29.9% |
| 1973 | -1.1 °C | -40.1% |
| 1974 | -1.27 °C | +15.3% |
| 1975 | -1.29 °C | +1.6% |
| 1976 | -1.6 °C | +24.1% |
| 1977 | -0.8446 °C | -47.2% |
| 1978 | -0.9986 °C | +18.2% |
| 1979 | -0.548 °C | -45.1% |
| 1980 | -0.6025 °C | +9.9% |
| 1981 | -0.582 °C | -3.4% |
| 1982 | -1.74 °C | +198.3% |
| 1983 | -1.71 °C | -1.5% |
| 1984 | -1.08 °C | -37.1% |
| 1985 | -0.8904 °C | -17.2% |
| 1986 | -0.7908 °C | -11.2% |
| 1987 | -0.5466 °C | -30.9% |
| 1988 | -0.537 °C | -1.8% |
| 1989 | -1.15 °C | +113.5% |
| 1990 | -0.6354 °C | -44.6% |
| 1991 | -1.36 °C | +113.6% |
| 1992 | -1.78 °C | +31.2% |
| 1993 | -0.8694 °C | -51.2% |
| 1994 | -0.485 °C | -44.2% |
| 1995 | -0.9365 °C | +93.1% |
| 1996 | -0.2895 °C | -69.1% |
| 1997 | -0.8703 °C | +200.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5159 °C | -159.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5645 °C | +9.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0708 °C | -112.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0843 °C | -219.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0907 °C | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1389 °C | +53.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0814 °C | -41.4% |
| 2005 | -0.1986 °C | -343.8% |
| 2006 | 0.298 °C | -250.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3994 °C | +34.0% |
| 2008 | 0.164 °C | -58.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3287 °C | +100.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8162 °C | +148.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0733 °C | -91.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2212 °C | +201.6% |
| 2013 | -0.5109 °C | -331.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0827 °C | -83.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7146 °C | -964.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1247 °C | -82.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5879 °C | +371.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9615 °C | +63.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6765 °C | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6102 °C | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 1.05 °C | +72.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8689 °C | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9906 °C | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8904 °C | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3952 °C | -55.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.3952 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 49% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.3952 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 46% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +964.4% | -0.0827 °C | 0.7146 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.11 °C | -1.75 °C | -0.524 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9745 °C | -1.66 °C | -0.4811 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9885 °C | -1.66 °C | -0.5276 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.19 °C | -1.84 °C | -0.548 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9618 °C | -1.74 °C | -0.537 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6144 °C | -1.78 °C | 0.5645 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1316 °C | -0.1986 °C | 0.3994 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3582 °C | -0.5109 °C | 0.9615 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8014 °C | 0.3952 °C | 1.05 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More climate change data for Qatar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 639,640 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 127.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 53.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 74.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2016 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0084 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.015 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Qatar?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Qatar was 0.3952 °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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.84 °C in 1972.
- How does Qatar rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Qatar ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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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CSV · JSON — 86 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.