Average annual surface temperature in Eritrea
Eritrea: Average annual surface temperature was 27.44 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27.44
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 193 countries
All-time high
28
in 2023
All-time low
23.65
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Eritrea, 1940–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, average annual surface temperature in Eritrea stood at 27.44.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Eritrea peaked at 28 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.65, in 1950.
That places Eritrea 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Average annual surface temperature in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 25.22 | — |
| 1941 | 25.71 | +2.0% |
| 1942 | 25.44 | -1.1% |
| 1943 | 23.93 | -5.9% |
| 1944 | 24.99 | +4.4% |
| 1945 | 25.08 | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 24.99 | -0.3% |
| 1947 | 24.59 | -1.6% |
| 1948 | 24.51 | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 24.17 | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 23.65 | -2.1% |
| 1951 | 24.96 | +5.5% |
| 1952 | 24.89 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 24.47 | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 25.19 | +2.9% |
| 1955 | 25.54 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 25.25 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 25.83 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 26.32 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 25.71 | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 26.43 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 25.88 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 26.26 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 26.33 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 25.7 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 25.85 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 26.36 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 25.69 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 25.87 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 26.74 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 26.37 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 25.36 | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 26.03 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 26.31 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 25.52 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 25.52 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 25.89 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 25.8 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 26.03 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 26.56 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 26.7 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 26.54 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 25.94 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 26.12 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 26.71 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 26.04 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 26.25 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 26.74 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 26.51 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 26.2 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 26.98 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 26.9 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 25.86 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 26.44 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 26.58 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 26.59 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 26.49 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.49 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 26.88 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 26.86 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 26.68 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 26.81 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 27.11 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 26.97 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 27.06 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 26.83 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 26.77 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 26.45 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 26.77 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 27.44 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 27.21 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.66 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 26.97 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 27.24 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 26.9 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 27.65 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 27.46 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 27.61 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.24 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 27.22 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 27 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 27.43 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.22 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 28 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 27.51 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 27.44 | -0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 27.44 is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.29, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 27.44 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.65, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24.86 | 23.93 | 25.71 | 10 |
| 1950s | 25.18 | 23.65 | 26.32 | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.11 | 25.69 | 26.74 | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.94 | 25.36 | 26.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.37 | 25.94 | 26.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.61 | 25.86 | 26.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.89 | 26.45 | 27.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.22 | 26.66 | 27.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.43 | 27 | 28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 27.56 compare
- 18 Cayman Islands 27.55 compare
- 19 Togo 27.49 compare
- 21 Cambodia 27.26 compare
- 22 Somalia 27.11 compare
- 23 El Salvador 27.06 compare
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 average annual surface temperature in Eritrea?
- Average annual surface temperature in Eritrea was 27.44 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average annual surface temperature recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2023.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.65 in 1950.
- How does Eritrea rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Eritrea ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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