Cooling Degree Days in Australia
Australia: Cooling Degree Days was 3,818 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3,818 for cooling degree days in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Australia peaked at 4,088 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,746, in 1974.
That places Australia 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,310 | — |
| 1961 | 3,592 | +8.5% |
| 1962 | 3,356 | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 3,258 | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 3,289 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 3,539 | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 3,255 | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 3,266 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 3,286 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 3,422 | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 3,463 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 3,305 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 3,394 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 3,447 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 2,746 | -20.3% |
| 1975 | 3,026 | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 2,893 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 3,282 | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 3,204 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 3,527 | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 3,687 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 3,429 | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 3,341 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 3,476 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 3,137 | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 3,430 | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 3,539 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 3,421 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 3,625 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 3,355 | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 3,647 | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 3,522 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 3,336 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 3,402 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 3,427 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 3,293 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 3,528 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 3,421 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 3,702 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 3,204 | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 3,055 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 3,116 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3,557 | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 3,523 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3,531 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,815 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 3,474 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 3,560 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 3,448 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 3,639 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 3,328 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 3,020 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 3,344 | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 3,851 | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 3,708 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 3,710 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,694 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3,643 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3,758 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 4,088 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 3,752 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 3,385 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 3,384 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,593 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 3,818 | +6.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3,818 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 3.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3,818 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,959, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,357 | 3,255 | 3,592 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,229 | 2,746 | 3,527 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,444 | 3,137 | 3,687 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,448 | 3,204 | 3,702 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,472 | 3,055 | 3,815 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,614 | 3,020 | 4,088 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,587 | 3,384 | 3,818 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Australia?
- Cooling degree days in Australia was 3,818 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,088 in 2019.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,746 in 1974.
- How does Australia rank for cooling degree days?
- Australia ranks 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.