Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Yemen
Yemen: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.5435 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5435 °C
Change on year
down 61.6%
World rank
118th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.42 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-2.64 °C
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Yemen, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Yemen stood at 0.5435 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.6% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Yemen peaked at 1.42 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.64 °C, in 1950.
Yemen ranks 118th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.01 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.57 °C | -22.0% |
| 1942 | -1.44 °C | -8.1% |
| 1943 | -2.56 °C | +77.8% |
| 1944 | -1.15 °C | -54.9% |
| 1945 | -1.84 °C | +59.0% |
| 1946 | -1.85 °C | +0.7% |
| 1947 | -2.07 °C | +12.1% |
| 1948 | -1.79 °C | -13.8% |
| 1949 | -2.3 °C | +28.6% |
| 1950 | -2.64 °C | +14.8% |
| 1951 | -1.98 °C | -25.1% |
| 1952 | -1.76 °C | -10.9% |
| 1953 | -1.72 °C | -2.2% |
| 1954 | -1.74 °C | +0.9% |
| 1955 | -1.85 °C | +6.4% |
| 1956 | -2.14 °C | +15.6% |
| 1957 | -1.79 °C | -16.3% |
| 1958 | -1.31 °C | -26.5% |
| 1959 | -1.85 °C | +40.6% |
| 1960 | -1.68 °C | -8.9% |
| 1961 | -1.15 °C | -31.4% |
| 1962 | -1.29 °C | +11.9% |
| 1963 | -1.43 °C | +10.4% |
| 1964 | -1.61 °C | +13.2% |
| 1965 | -1.65 °C | +2.6% |
| 1966 | -1.38 °C | -16.8% |
| 1967 | -1.77 °C | +28.7% |
| 1968 | -1.77 °C | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -1.14 °C | -35.8% |
| 1970 | -1.34 °C | +17.8% |
| 1971 | -2.2 °C | +64.1% |
| 1972 | -1.56 °C | -28.8% |
| 1973 | -1.36 °C | -13.3% |
| 1974 | -1.75 °C | +29.0% |
| 1975 | -1.61 °C | -7.9% |
| 1976 | -1.54 °C | -4.5% |
| 1977 | -1.5 °C | -2.4% |
| 1978 | -1.25 °C | -16.9% |
| 1979 | -0.8778 °C | -29.5% |
| 1980 | -0.5016 °C | -42.9% |
| 1981 | -0.8055 °C | +60.6% |
| 1982 | -0.8576 °C | +6.5% |
| 1983 | -1.22 °C | +41.9% |
| 1984 | -1.14 °C | -6.1% |
| 1985 | -0.7602 °C | -33.5% |
| 1986 | -0.8604 °C | +13.2% |
| 1987 | -0.4488 °C | -47.8% |
| 1988 | -0.4732 °C | +5.4% |
| 1989 | -0.9609 °C | +103.1% |
| 1990 | -0.0131 °C | -98.6% |
| 1991 | -0.2685 °C | +1946.3% |
| 1992 | -0.9203 °C | +242.8% |
| 1993 | -0.5993 °C | -34.9% |
| 1994 | -0.3471 °C | -42.1% |
| 1995 | -0.4206 °C | +21.2% |
| 1996 | -0.493 °C | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0308 °C | -106.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3054 °C | +893.2% |
| 1999 | -0.0329 °C | -110.8% |
| 2000 | -0.1165 °C | +254.4% |
| 2001 | -0.2022 °C | +73.5% |
| 2002 | -0.2042 °C | +1.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0321 °C | -84.3% |
| 2004 | -0.008 °C | -74.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2367 °C | -3043.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2645 °C | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2779 °C | +5.1% |
| 2008 | -0.3328 °C | -219.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4225 °C | -226.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2683 °C | -36.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1548 °C | -42.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2735 °C | +76.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0445 °C | -83.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1947 °C | +338.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3387 °C | +73.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3288 °C | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2376 °C | -27.7% |
| 2018 | -0.0312 °C | -113.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5212 °C | -1769.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1087 °C | -79.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0685 °C | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1163 °C | +69.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8452 °C | +626.6% |
| 2024 | 1.42 °C | +67.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5435 °C | -61.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.5435 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.5435 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 64% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +3043.6% | -0.008 °C | 0.2367 °C |
| 1991 | -1946.3% | -0.0131 °C | -0.2685 °C |
| 2019 | +1769.2% | -0.0312 °C | 0.5212 °C |
| 1998 | +893.2% | 0.0308 °C | 0.3054 °C |
| 2023 | +626.6% | 0.1163 °C | 0.8452 °C |
| 2014 | +338.1% | 0.0445 °C | 0.1947 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.86 °C | -2.56 °C | -1.15 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.88 °C | -2.64 °C | -1.31 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.49 °C | -1.77 °C | -1.14 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.5 °C | -2.2 °C | -0.8778 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8028 °C | -1.22 °C | -0.4488 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2759 °C | -0.9203 °C | 0.3054 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0306 °C | -0.3328 °C | 0.4225 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2331 °C | -0.0312 °C | 0.5212 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5162 °C | 0.0685 °C | 1.42 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More climate change data for Yemen
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 64.14 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,632 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 262.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 474.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Yemen?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Yemen was 0.5435 °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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.64 °C in 1950.
- How does Yemen rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Yemen ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.