Cooling Degree Days in Angola
Angola: Cooling Degree Days was 3,114 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Angola, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Angola is 3,114, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Angola peaked at 3,253 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,782, in 1976.
Angola ranks 113th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,043 | — |
| 1961 | 1,970 | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 1,993 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 1,896 | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 2,034 | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 1,984 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 2,284 | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 1,931 | -15.5% |
| 1968 | 2,017 | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 2,086 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 2,201 | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 2,008 | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 2,055 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2,346 | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 1,814 | -22.7% |
| 1975 | 1,969 | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 1,782 | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 2,213 | +24.2% |
| 1978 | 2,115 | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 2,240 | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 2,476 | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 2,340 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 2,193 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 2,489 | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 2,322 | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 2,262 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 2,170 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 2,657 | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 2,415 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 2,379 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2,452 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 2,354 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 2,351 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,348 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,430 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 2,646 | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 2,581 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 2,493 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2,851 | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 2,342 | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 2,378 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,393 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,485 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2,610 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2,414 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 2,722 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 2,300 | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 2,532 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 2,474 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 2,623 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2,696 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,398 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 2,578 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 2,697 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2,707 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,966 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 3,044 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 2,869 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 2,947 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3,253 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 2,898 | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 2,849 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 2,663 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 2,973 | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 3,114 | +4.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 3,114 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 3,114 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,024 | 1,896 | 2,284 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,074 | 1,782 | 2,346 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,370 | 2,170 | 2,657 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,485 | 2,342 | 2,851 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,493 | 2,300 | 2,722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,815 | 2,398 | 3,253 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,899 | 2,663 | 3,114 | 5 |
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More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8333 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Angola?
- Cooling degree days in Angola was 3,114 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 3,253 in 2019.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,782 in 1976.
- How does Angola rank for cooling degree days?
- Angola ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as part of Cooling Degree Days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.