Annual temperature anomalies in Eswatini
Eswatini: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.3079 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3079 °C
Change on year
down 61.0%
World rank
163rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1 °C
in 2015
All-time low
-1.58 °C
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Eswatini, 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, annual temperature anomalies in Eswatini stood at 0.3079 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.0% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Eswatini peaked at 1 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.58 °C, in 1955.
Eswatini ranks 163rd 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.
Annual temperature anomalies in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.0129 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.581 °C | -4590.6% |
| 1942 | -0.911 °C | -256.8% |
| 1943 | -1.42 °C | +55.7% |
| 1944 | -0.8486 °C | -40.2% |
| 1945 | -0.835 °C | -1.6% |
| 1946 | -0.7076 °C | -15.3% |
| 1947 | -0.7342 °C | +3.7% |
| 1948 | -0.9256 °C | +26.1% |
| 1949 | -1.05 °C | +13.1% |
| 1950 | -0.4501 °C | -57.0% |
| 1951 | -0.212 °C | -52.9% |
| 1952 | -0.0833 °C | -60.7% |
| 1953 | -0.276 °C | +231.3% |
| 1954 | -1.51 °C | +446.4% |
| 1955 | -1.58 °C | +5.0% |
| 1956 | -0.5699 °C | -64.0% |
| 1957 | -0.1846 °C | -67.6% |
| 1958 | 0.05 °C | -127.1% |
| 1959 | -0.0731 °C | -246.3% |
| 1960 | -0.3412 °C | +366.9% |
| 1961 | -0.2287 °C | -33.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2285 °C | -199.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0022 °C | -99.1% |
| 1964 | -0.6916 °C | -32222.0% |
| 1965 | -0.496 °C | -28.3% |
| 1966 | -0.157 °C | -68.4% |
| 1967 | -0.6421 °C | +309.1% |
| 1968 | -1.27 °C | +97.3% |
| 1969 | -0.2045 °C | -83.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0734 °C | -135.9% |
| 1971 | -0.4026 °C | -648.2% |
| 1972 | -0.4545 °C | +12.9% |
| 1973 | -0.4853 °C | +6.8% |
| 1974 | -0.12 °C | -75.3% |
| 1975 | -0.9939 °C | +728.4% |
| 1976 | -0.6783 °C | -31.8% |
| 1977 | -0.0544 °C | -92.0% |
| 1978 | -0.4241 °C | +679.8% |
| 1979 | -0.2599 °C | -38.7% |
| 1980 | -0.537 °C | +106.6% |
| 1981 | -0.8708 °C | +62.2% |
| 1982 | -0.3833 °C | -56.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3384 °C | -188.3% |
| 1984 | -0.9556 °C | -382.4% |
| 1985 | -0.0727 °C | -92.4% |
| 1986 | -0.0552 °C | -24.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1642 °C | -397.2% |
| 1988 | -0.2681 °C | -263.3% |
| 1989 | -0.3287 °C | +22.6% |
| 1990 | -0.5349 °C | +62.7% |
| 1991 | -0.201 °C | -62.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9152 °C | -555.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0239 °C | -97.4% |
| 1994 | -0.6483 °C | -2810.5% |
| 1995 | -0.6472 °C | -0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.6615 °C | +2.2% |
| 1997 | -0.7201 °C | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0726 °C | -110.1% |
| 1999 | -0.009 °C | -112.4% |
| 2000 | -0.7781 °C | +8550.6% |
| 2001 | -0.2188 °C | -71.9% |
| 2002 | -0.0558 °C | -74.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4912 °C | -981.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0997 °C | -120.3% |
| 2005 | 0.26 °C | -360.8% |
| 2006 | -0.2976 °C | -214.5% |
| 2007 | -0.0559 °C | -81.2% |
| 2008 | -0.2415 °C | +332.0% |
| 2009 | -0.2286 °C | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4141 °C | -281.2% |
| 2011 | -0.0071 °C | -101.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1833 °C | -2677.4% |
| 2013 | -0.2184 °C | -219.2% |
| 2014 | -0.0288 °C | -86.8% |
| 2015 | 1 °C | -3579.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8848 °C | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1047 °C | -88.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0673 °C | -35.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6174 °C | +818.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0794 °C | -87.1% |
| 2021 | -0.2037 °C | -356.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1518 °C | -174.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4121 °C | +171.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7905 °C | +91.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3079 °C | -61.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.3079 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.3079 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -32222.0% | 0.0022 °C | -0.6916 °C |
| 2000 | -8550.6% | -0.009 °C | -0.7781 °C |
| 1941 | +4590.6% | -0.0129 °C | 0.581 °C |
| 2015 | +3579.4% | -0.0288 °C | 1 °C |
| 1994 | -2810.5% | 0.0239 °C | -0.6483 °C |
| 2012 | +2677.4% | -0.0071 °C | 0.1833 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6859 °C | -1.42 °C | 0.581 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.489 °C | -1.58 °C | 0.05 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3797 °C | -1.27 °C | 0.2285 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.38 °C | -0.9939 °C | 0.0734 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2969 °C | -0.9556 °C | 0.3384 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.241 °C | -0.7201 °C | 0.9152 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1225 °C | -0.7781 °C | 0.4912 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3021 °C | -0.2184 °C | 1 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2563 °C | -0.2037 °C | 0.7905 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 160 Malaysia 0.3405 °C compare
- 161 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3366 °C compare
- 162 Costa Rica 0.327 °C compare
- 164 Suriname 0.3062 °C compare
- 165 Bolivia 0.2564 °C compare
- 166 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2432 °C compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Eswatini?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Eswatini was 0.3079 °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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.58 °C in 1955.
- How does Eswatini rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Eswatini ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.