Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in Qatar
Qatar: Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate was -0.9555 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in Qatar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Qatar stood at -0.9555 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 205.5% on the previous year and down 115.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Qatar peaked at 15.9 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -9.2 % change on previous year, in 1991.
Qatar ranks 159th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 6.75 % change on previous year | -336.9% |
| 1963 | -3.27 % change on previous year | -148.5% |
| 1964 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1965 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -241.6% |
| 1966 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 1967 | -5.87 % change on previous year | -410.5% |
| 1968 | 0.751 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 1969 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +215.9% |
| 1970 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 1971 | -3.25 % change on previous year | +116.2% |
| 1972 | -1.22 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 1973 | 5.57 % change on previous year | -555.1% |
| 1974 | -2 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 1975 | -0.5801 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 1976 | -2.86 % change on previous year | +392.5% |
| 1977 | 8.39 % change on previous year | -393.7% |
| 1978 | -3.88 % change on previous year | -146.3% |
| 1979 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -230.0% |
| 1980 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 1981 | -2.31 % change on previous year | -305.0% |
| 1982 | -8.07 % change on previous year | +249.5% |
| 1983 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 1984 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +215.3% |
| 1985 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1986 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8986 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 1988 | 0.773 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1989 | -3.31 % change on previous year | -528.6% |
| 1990 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -176.2% |
| 1991 | -9.2 % change on previous year | -464.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4341 % change on previous year | -104.7% |
| 1993 | 7.04 % change on previous year | +1522.4% |
| 1994 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -60.8% |
| 1995 | -5.11 % change on previous year | -285.3% |
| 1996 | 6.85 % change on previous year | -233.9% |
| 1997 | -4.97 % change on previous year | -172.7% |
| 1998 | 15.9 % change on previous year | -419.7% |
| 1999 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 2000 | -4.2 % change on previous year | +121.0% |
| 2001 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -135.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0884 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 2003 | -0.6762 % change on previous year | -864.5% |
| 2004 | -0.549 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2005 | -1.54 % change on previous year | +180.8% |
| 2006 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -459.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7435 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 2008 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -281.6% |
| 2009 | -0.2351 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 2010 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -1679.7% |
| 2011 | -5.95 % change on previous year | -260.1% |
| 2012 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 2013 | -8.43 % change on previous year | -471.0% |
| 2014 | 6.03 % change on previous year | -171.6% |
| 2015 | 7.19 % change on previous year | +19.2% |
| 2016 | -5.7 % change on previous year | -179.3% |
| 2017 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -186.7% |
| 2018 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -46.1% |
| 2019 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -217.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0965 % change on previous year | -103.1% |
| 2021 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +3391.1% |
| 2022 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9057 % change on previous year | -170.5% |
| 2024 | -0.9555 % change on previous year | -205.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +3391.1% | 0.0965 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1679.7% | -0.2351 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +1522.4% | 0.4341 % change on previous year | 7.04 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0877 % change on previous year | -5.87 % change on previous year | 6.75 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3715 % change on previous year | -3.88 % change on previous year | 8.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1122 % change on previous year | -8.07 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 % change on previous year | -9.2 % change on previous year | 15.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0703 % change on previous year | -4.2 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3618 % change on previous year | -8.43 % change on previous year | 7.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4262 % change on previous year | -1.29 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 156 Gambia -0.7217 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Mauritania -0.8478 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Iran, Islamic Republic of -0.8966 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Azerbaijan -1.02 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Cuba -1.08 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Argentina -1.1 % change on previous year compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 45.28 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -0.0823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Qatar?
- Cooling degree days, annual growth rate in Qatar was -0.9555 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cooling degree days, annual growth rate recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days, annual growth rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.2 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Qatar rank for cooling degree days, annual growth rate?
- Qatar ranks 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days, annual growth rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 115.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.