Sweden vs United Kingdom: Cooling Degree Days
Sweden
25.13
in 2024
United Kingdom
28.37
in 2024
Sweden rank
189th
United Kingdom rank
188th
Cooling Degree Days over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 28.37 against 25.13 in Sweden, a difference of 3.24.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 189th and United Kingdom ranks 188th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.8 | 7.95 | 9.85 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 28.09 | 16.32 | 11.77 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 24.58 | 17.27 | 7.3 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 27.98 | 26.98 | 0.994 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 33.14 | 27.5 | 5.64 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 40.92 | 28.33 | 12.59 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 45.35 | 46.85 | 1.51 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cooling degree days, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 28.37 against 25.13 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cooling degree days between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 3.24, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for cooling degree days?
- Sweden ranks 189th and United Kingdom ranks 188th 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.