Annual temperature anomalies in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Annual temperature anomalies 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
Annual temperature anomalies 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 annual temperature anomalies 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, annual temperature anomalies 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.
Annual temperature anomalies 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 Annual temperature anomalies 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 reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Ethiopia?
- Annual temperature anomalies 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 annual temperature anomalies recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9271 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.66 °C in 1950.
- How does Ethiopia rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Ethiopia ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies 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 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.