Annual temperature anomalies in Eritrea
Eritrea: Annual temperature anomalies 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
Annual temperature anomalies 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 annual temperature anomalies 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, annual temperature anomalies in Eritrea peaked at 1.09 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -3.25 °C, in 1950.
Eritrea ranks 120th 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.
Annual temperature anomalies 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 Annual temperature anomalies 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 |
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More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Eritrea?
- Annual temperature anomalies 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 annual temperature anomalies recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.25 °C in 1950.
- How does Eritrea rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Eritrea ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies 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 Annual temperature anomalies. 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.