Annual temperature anomalies in Yemen
Yemen: Annual temperature anomalies 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
Annual temperature anomalies 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, annual temperature anomalies 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, annual temperature anomalies in Yemen peaked at 1.42 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.64 °C, 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
| 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 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.
| 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 reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Yemen?
- Annual temperature anomalies 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 annual temperature anomalies recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.64 °C 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 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.