Annual temperature anomalies in Yemen

Yemen: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.5435 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.5435
Change on year
down 61.6%
World rank
118th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.42
in 2024
All-time low
-2.64
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025

Annual temperature anomalies in Yemen, 1940–2025

-3-2-101194019822025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, annual temperature anomalies in Yemen stood at 0.5435.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.6% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Yemen peaked at 1.42 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.64, in 1950.

That places Yemen 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Annual temperature anomalies in Yemen, 1940 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1940 -2.01 —
1941 -1.57 -22.0%
1942 -1.44 -8.1%
1943 -2.56 +77.8%
1944 -1.15 -54.9%
1945 -1.84 +59.0%
1946 -1.85 +0.7%
1947 -2.07 +12.1%
1948 -1.79 -13.8%
1949 -2.3 +28.6%
1950 -2.64 +14.8%
1951 -1.98 -25.1%
1952 -1.76 -10.9%
1953 -1.72 -2.2%
1954 -1.74 +0.9%
1955 -1.85 +6.4%
1956 -2.14 +15.6%
1957 -1.79 -16.3%
1958 -1.31 -26.5%
1959 -1.85 +40.6%
1960 -1.68 -8.9%
1961 -1.15 -31.4%
1962 -1.29 +11.9%
1963 -1.43 +10.4%
1964 -1.61 +13.2%
1965 -1.65 +2.6%
1966 -1.38 -16.8%
1967 -1.77 +28.7%
1968 -1.77 -0.0%
1969 -1.14 -35.8%
1970 -1.34 +17.8%
1971 -2.2 +64.1%
1972 -1.56 -28.8%
1973 -1.36 -13.3%
1974 -1.75 +29.0%
1975 -1.61 -7.9%
1976 -1.54 -4.5%
1977 -1.5 -2.4%
1978 -1.25 -16.9%
1979 -0.8778 -29.5%
1980 -0.5016 -42.9%
1981 -0.8055 +60.6%
1982 -0.8576 +6.5%
1983 -1.22 +41.9%
1984 -1.14 -6.1%
1985 -0.7602 -33.5%
1986 -0.8604 +13.2%
1987 -0.4488 -47.8%
1988 -0.4732 +5.4%
1989 -0.9609 +103.1%
1990 -0.0131 -98.6%
1991 -0.2685 +1946.3%
1992 -0.9203 +242.8%
1993 -0.5993 -34.9%
1994 -0.3471 -42.1%
1995 -0.4206 +21.2%
1996 -0.493 +17.2%
1997 0.0308 -106.2%
1998 0.3054 +893.2%
1999 -0.0329 -110.8%
2000 -0.1165 +254.4%
2001 -0.2022 +73.5%
2002 -0.2042 +1.0%
2003 -0.0321 -84.3%
2004 -0.008 -74.9%
2005 0.2367 -3043.6%
2006 0.2645 +11.7%
2007 0.2779 +5.1%
2008 -0.3328 -219.7%
2009 0.4225 -226.9%
2010 0.2683 -36.5%
2011 0.1548 -42.3%
2012 0.2735 +76.7%
2013 0.0445 -83.7%
2014 0.1947 +338.1%
2015 0.3387 +73.9%
2016 0.3288 -2.9%
2017 0.2376 -27.7%
2018 -0.0312 -113.1%
2019 0.5212 -1769.2%
2020 0.1087 -79.1%
2021 0.0685 -37.0%
2022 0.1163 +69.8%
2023 0.8452 +626.6%
2024 1.42 +67.4%
2025 0.5435 -61.6%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 0.5435 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 0.5435 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554, 64% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Annual temperature anomalies 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +3043.6% -0.008 0.2367
1991 -1946.3% -0.0131 -0.2685
2019 +1769.2% -0.0312 0.5212
1998 +893.2% 0.0308 0.3054
2023 +626.6% 0.1163 0.8452
2014 +338.1% 0.0445 0.1947

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s -1.86 -2.56 -1.15 10
1950s -1.88 -2.64 -1.31 10
1960s -1.49 -1.77 -1.14 10
1970s -1.5 -2.2 -0.8778 10
1980s -0.8028 -1.22 -0.4488 10
1990s -0.2759 -0.9203 0.3054 10
2000s 0.0306 -0.3328 0.4225 10
2010s 0.2331 -0.0312 0.5212 10
2020s 0.5162 0.0685 1.42 6

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 115 Congo 0.5659 compare
  2. 116 Togo 0.5654 compare
  3. 117 Kenya 0.5633 compare
  4. 119 Ghana 0.5409 compare
  5. 120 Eritrea 0.5318 compare
  6. 121 Czechia 0.5271 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual temperature anomalies in Yemen?
Annual temperature anomalies in Yemen was 0.5435 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 1.42 in 2024.
What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was -2.64 in 1950.
How does Yemen rank for annual temperature anomalies?
Yemen ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual temperature anomalies 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual temperature anomalies
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
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