Barbados vs Thailand: Cooling Degree Days

Barbados
5,980
in 2024
Thailand
5,968
in 2024
Barbados rank
34th
Thailand rank
35th

Cooling Degree Days over time

  • Barbados
  • Thailand
02.0k4.0k6.0k196019922024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 5,980 against 5,968 in Thailand, a difference of 12.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 5,095 4,734 360.35 Barbados
1970s 4,990 4,811 179.72 Barbados
1980s 5,083 5,031 52.16 Barbados
1990s 5,239 5,177 61.87 Barbados
2000s 5,327 5,241 86.57 Barbados
2010s 5,400 5,446 45.87 Thailand
2020s 5,559 5,616 57.77 Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cooling degree days, Barbados or Thailand?
Barbados, at 5,980 against 5,968 in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in cooling degree days between Barbados and Thailand?
12, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Thailand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Thailand rank globally for cooling degree days?
Barbados ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as Cooling Degree Days. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cooling Degree Days
Source
World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 12,480 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

A cooling degree day (CDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is above 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.