Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0.0087 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Ethiopia, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0087 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0087 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Ethiopia ranks 35th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0007 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0009 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.001 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0012 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0015 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0019 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0023 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0026 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0031 °C | 0.0027 °C | 0.0034 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0038 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0041 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 °C | 0.0041 °C | 0.0044 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 °C | 0.0045 °C | 0.0048 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 °C | 0.0049 °C | 0.0061 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 °C | 0.0063 °C | 0.0078 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 °C | 0.008 °C | 0.0087 °C | 5 |
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More reference data data for Ethiopia
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8867 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Ethiopia?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Ethiopia was 0.0087 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Ethiopia rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.