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 98th out of 192 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Australia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 591.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 21.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 84.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4769 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 43.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 144.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1978 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.7 Mt CO2e (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 98th out of 192 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.