Cooling Degree Days in Bahrain
Bahrain: Cooling Degree Days was 5,815 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,815
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
44th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5,845
in 2021
All-time low
4,507
in 1991
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Bahrain, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Bahrain stood at 5,815.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Bahrain peaked at 5,845 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,507, in 1991.
That places Bahrain 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,921 | — |
| 1961 | 5,003 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 5,569 | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 5,281 | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 5,056 | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 5,235 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 5,473 | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 4,966 | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 5,064 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 5,052 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 5,248 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 5,035 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 4,795 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 5,076 | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 4,885 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 4,939 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 4,763 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 4,942 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 4,949 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 5,220 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 5,301 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 5,123 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 4,631 | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 4,540 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 4,732 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 5,033 | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 5,098 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 5,155 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 5,333 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 5,058 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 5,293 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 4,507 | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 4,594 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 4,990 | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 5,046 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4,870 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 5,313 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 4,952 | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 5,784 | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 5,751 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5,283 | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 5,546 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 5,558 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,243 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 5,368 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 5,174 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 5,463 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 5,515 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5,200 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 5,260 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5,734 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 5,098 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 5,251 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5,118 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 5,491 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 5,522 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5,488 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5,538 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5,688 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 5,586 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 5,629 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5,845 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 5,588 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 5,804 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 5,815 | +0.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 5,815 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 5.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 5,815 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,535, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,162 | 4,921 | 5,569 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,985 | 4,763 | 5,248 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,000 | 4,540 | 5,333 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,110 | 4,507 | 5,784 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,361 | 5,174 | 5,558 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,451 | 5,098 | 5,734 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,736 | 5,588 | 5,845 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 41 Antigua and Barbuda 5,846 compare
- 42 Central African Republic 5,842 compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,830 compare
- 45 Suriname 5,800 compare
- 46 Cote d'Ivoire 5,798 compare
- 47 Seychelles 5,736 compare
More environment data for Bahrain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -43.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.397 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.82 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7396 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Bahrain?
- Cooling degree days in Bahrain was 5,815 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 5,845 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,507 in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for cooling degree days?
- Bahrain ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.