Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate was 0.1723 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Jamaica is 0.1723 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 97.8% on the previous year and down 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 9.91 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -10.68 % change on previous year, in 1999.
Jamaica ranks 151st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2369 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -734.1% |
| 1963 | -0.1036 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 1964 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -2119.1% |
| 1965 | -0.9165 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 1966 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -241.4% |
| 1967 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +230.9% |
| 1968 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -152.5% |
| 1969 | 9.41 % change on previous year | -517.7% |
| 1970 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -158.6% |
| 1971 | -6.23 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 1973 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 1974 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -308.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8728 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8397 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 6.23 % change on previous year | +642.0% |
| 1978 | -3.66 % change on previous year | -158.7% |
| 1979 | -3.83 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 9.91 % change on previous year | -359.0% |
| 1981 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -123.4% |
| 1982 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -214.9% |
| 1983 | 5.11 % change on previous year | +91.5% |
| 1984 | -7.09 % change on previous year | -238.8% |
| 1985 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -77.3% |
| 1986 | -0.0428 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 1987 | 8.53 % change on previous year | -20016.0% |
| 1988 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -122.6% |
| 1989 | -3.79 % change on previous year | +96.6% |
| 1990 | 4.89 % change on previous year | -229.1% |
| 1991 | -0.8616 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 1992 | -1.05 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 1993 | -2.39 % change on previous year | +126.7% |
| 1994 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -234.0% |
| 1995 | -0.6079 % change on previous year | -119.0% |
| 1996 | -7.91 % change on previous year | +1201.8% |
| 1997 | 8.73 % change on previous year | -210.3% |
| 1998 | 6.58 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 1999 | -10.68 % change on previous year | -262.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5823 % change on previous year | -105.5% |
| 2001 | 4.32 % change on previous year | +642.7% |
| 2002 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 2003 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 2004 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -264.0% |
| 2005 | -0.1501 % change on previous year | -91.2% |
| 2006 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -2324.8% |
| 2007 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -155.5% |
| 2008 | -4.31 % change on previous year | +132.7% |
| 2009 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -218.5% |
| 2010 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -137.1% |
| 2011 | -1.58 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -228.4% |
| 2013 | 3.07 % change on previous year | +51.3% |
| 2014 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -52.5% |
| 2015 | 3.62 % change on previous year | +148.3% |
| 2016 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -127.8% |
| 2017 | -0.242 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2166 % change on previous year | -189.5% |
| 2019 | 4.39 % change on previous year | +1925.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6572 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 2021 | -3.48 % change on previous year | -629.2% |
| 2022 | -1.79 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 2023 | 7.85 % change on previous year | -537.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1723 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +20016.0% | -0.0428 % change on previous year | 8.53 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +2324.8% | -0.1501 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +2119.1% | -0.1036 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +1925.5% | 0.2166 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 % change on previous year | -2.25 % change on previous year | 9.41 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.07 % change on previous year | -6.23 % change on previous year | 6.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9437 % change on previous year | -7.09 % change on previous year | 9.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0102 % change on previous year | -10.68 % change on previous year | 8.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9287 % change on previous year | -4.31 % change on previous year | 5.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 % change on previous year | -1.89 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6812 % change on previous year | -3.48 % change on previous year | 7.85 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 148 South Sudan 0.3533 % change on previous year compare
- 149 Iraq 0.2528 % change on previous year compare
- 150 Bahrain 0.1893 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Kuwait -0.166 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Afghanistan -0.3656 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Burkina Faso -0.3974 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 0.16 (2010)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2010)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 16.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 14.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Jamaica was 0.1723 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cooling degree days, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.91 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.68 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Jamaica rank for cooling degree days, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 151st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cooling Degree Days. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cooling Degree Days World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cooling Degree Days. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.