Heat Index 35 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Heat Index 35 was 7.29 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.29
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
64th
of 166 countries
All-time high
7.29
in 2024
All-time low
1.01
in 1965
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Heat Index 35 in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 7.29 for heat index 35 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 139.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heat index 35 in Ethiopia peaked at 7.29 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 1965.
Ethiopia ranks 64th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Heat Index 35 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.45 | — |
| 1961 | 2.11 | -13.9% |
| 1962 | 1.78 | -15.6% |
| 1963 | 2.31 | +29.8% |
| 1964 | 1.04 | -55.0% |
| 1965 | 1.01 | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.46 | +44.6% |
| 1967 | 1.16 | -20.5% |
| 1968 | 2.03 | +75.0% |
| 1969 | 2.66 | +31.0% |
| 1970 | 1.87 | -29.7% |
| 1971 | 1.59 | -15.0% |
| 1972 | 2.27 | +42.8% |
| 1973 | 2.27 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.01 | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 1.9 | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 1.79 | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 2.32 | +29.6% |
| 1978 | 2.3 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 3.06 | +33.0% |
| 1980 | 3.05 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.94 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 2.64 | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 3.63 | +37.5% |
| 1984 | 2.04 | -43.8% |
| 1985 | 2.42 | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 2.47 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.28 | +32.8% |
| 1988 | 3.09 | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 2.42 | -21.7% |
| 1990 | 2.24 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 2.86 | +27.7% |
| 1992 | 2.35 | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 2.88 | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 2.47 | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 3.37 | +36.4% |
| 1996 | 3.08 | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 3.31 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 4.26 | +28.7% |
| 1999 | 2.8 | -34.3% |
| 2000 | 2.65 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 3.12 | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 2.88 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 2.96 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.05 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.44 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 2.72 | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 2.85 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.31 | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 2.91 | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 3.82 | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 2.45 | -35.9% |
| 2012 | 2.86 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 3.08 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 3.05 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 5.07 | +26.8% |
| 2017 | 5.15 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.55 | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 4.37 | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 3.37 | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 3.29 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.01 | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 6.08 | +102.0% |
| 2024 | 7.29 | +19.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 7.29 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.98, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 7.29 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.48, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8 | 1.01 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.14 | 1.59 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8 | 2.04 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 | 2.24 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 | 2.31 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 | 2.45 | 5.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 | 3.01 | 7.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 61 Dominican Republic 7.73 compare
- 62 Mozambique 7.68 compare
- 63 Japan 7.35 compare
- 65 China 7.21 compare
- 66 Tunisia 6.62 compare
- 67 Afghanistan 6.2 compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heat index 35 in Ethiopia?
- Heat index 35 in Ethiopia was 7.29 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heat index 35 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.29 in 2024.
- What is the lowest heat index 35 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 1965.
- How does Ethiopia rank for heat index 35?
- Ethiopia ranks 64th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heat index 35 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as part of Heat Index 35. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total count of days per year where the daily mean Heat Index rose above 35°C. A Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels once humidity is factored in with air temperature.