El Salvador vs Jamaica: Cooling Degree Days
El Salvador
5,561
in 2024
Jamaica
5,507
in 2024
El Salvador rank
51st
Jamaica rank
54th
Cooling Degree Days over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5,561 against 5,507 in Jamaica, a difference of 54.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 51st and Jamaica ranks 54th of 192 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,414 | 4,229 | 185.37 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4,563 | 4,263 | 300.06 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4,743 | 4,577 | 166.33 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 4,800 | 4,629 | 171.14 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 4,824 | 4,742 | 82.47 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 5,202 | 4,997 | 205.31 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5,418 | 5,334 | 84.55 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cooling degree days, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 5,561 against 5,507 in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cooling degree days between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 54, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for cooling degree days?
- El Salvador ranks 51st and Jamaica ranks 54th 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
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.