Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate was 15.68 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days, annual growth rate in South Africa is 15.68 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 44.9% on the previous year and up 727.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days, annual growth rate in South Africa peaked at 31.91 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -27.11 % change on previous year, in 2000.
That places South Africa 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -4.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 9.13 % change on previous year | -283.7% |
| 1963 | -6.92 % change on previous year | -175.8% |
| 1964 | 5.82 % change on previous year | -184.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2879 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 1966 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +1069.4% |
| 1967 | -10.48 % change on previous year | -411.2% |
| 1968 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 1969 | 14.12 % change on previous year | -471.6% |
| 1970 | 7.2 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 1971 | -17.81 % change on previous year | -347.3% |
| 1972 | 14.38 % change on previous year | -180.7% |
| 1973 | -6.27 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 1974 | -15.16 % change on previous year | +141.7% |
| 1975 | -6.09 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 1976 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -38.1% |
| 1977 | 31.91 % change on previous year | -947.1% |
| 1978 | -3.36 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 1979 | 8.87 % change on previous year | -363.7% |
| 1980 | -3.46 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 1981 | -10.26 % change on previous year | +196.1% |
| 1982 | 17.68 % change on previous year | -272.4% |
| 1983 | 15.54 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1984 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 1985 | -5.48 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 1986 | -3.9 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 1987 | 10.5 % change on previous year | -369.5% |
| 1988 | -13.48 % change on previous year | -228.4% |
| 1989 | -8.02 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1990 | 14.26 % change on previous year | -277.8% |
| 1991 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -132.8% |
| 1992 | 22.45 % change on previous year | -580.2% |
| 1993 | -8.94 % change on previous year | -139.8% |
| 1994 | -8.33 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 1996 | -14.65 % change on previous year | -954.4% |
| 1997 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -161.4% |
| 1998 | 9.66 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 14.79 % change on previous year | +53.1% |
| 2000 | -27.11 % change on previous year | -283.3% |
| 2001 | 13.11 % change on previous year | -148.4% |
| 2002 | 11.07 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 14.61 % change on previous year | +32.0% |
| 2004 | -8.63 % change on previous year | -159.0% |
| 2005 | -3.17 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 2006 | -8.87 % change on previous year | +179.8% |
| 2007 | 9.65 % change on previous year | -208.8% |
| 2008 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 2009 | -4.81 % change on previous year | +278.8% |
| 2010 | 9.01 % change on previous year | -287.2% |
| 2011 | -12.15 % change on previous year | -234.8% |
| 2012 | 10.87 % change on previous year | -189.5% |
| 2013 | -0.0614 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 2014 | -2.5 % change on previous year | +3967.3% |
| 2015 | 26.53 % change on previous year | -1161.5% |
| 2016 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 2017 | -18.81 % change on previous year | -1490.1% |
| 2018 | 11.53 % change on previous year | -161.3% |
| 2019 | 8.54 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2020 | -12.34 % change on previous year | -244.5% |
| 2021 | -16.43 % change on previous year | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 9.58 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 2023 | 10.82 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 15.68 % change on previous year | +44.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -3967.3% | -0.0614 % change on previous year | -2.5 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | -1490.1% | 1.35 % change on previous year | -18.81 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.728 % change on previous year | -10.48 % change on previous year | 14.12 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9899 % change on previous year | -17.81 % change on previous year | 31.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5117 % change on previous year | -13.48 % change on previous year | 17.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.53 % change on previous year | -14.65 % change on previous year | 22.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5413 % change on previous year | -27.11 % change on previous year | 14.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 % change on previous year | -18.81 % change on previous year | 26.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 % change on previous year | -16.43 % change on previous year | 15.68 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 26 Korea 17.51 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Canada 16.33 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 15.79 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Rwanda 15.64 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Burundi 15.59 % change on previous year compare
- 32 New Zealand 15.28 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 1,439 (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 26.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 27.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days, annual growth rate in South Africa?
- Cooling degree days, annual growth rate in South Africa was 15.68 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cooling degree days, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 31.91 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.11 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for cooling degree days, annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 727.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.