Heat Index 35 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Heat Index 35 was 7.29 in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 63rd of 165 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.
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
- 60 Dominican Republic 7.73 compare
- 61 Mozambique 7.68 compare
- 62 Japan 7.35 compare
- 64 China 7.21 compare
- 65 Tunisia 6.62 compare
- 66 Afghanistan 6.2 compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 192.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 18.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 131.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.56 Mt CO2e (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 63rd out of 165 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.