Cooling Degree Days in Barbados
Barbados: Cooling Degree Days was 5,980 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 5,980 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Barbados peaked at 5,980 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,773, in 1976.
Barbados ranks 35th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,113 | — |
| 1961 | 5,010 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 5,029 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 5,164 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 4,990 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 4,971 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 5,155 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 5,037 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 5,073 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 5,407 | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 5,226 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 4,920 | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 5,045 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 5,136 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 4,797 | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 4,777 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 4,773 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 5,005 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 5,084 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 5,140 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 5,255 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 5,254 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,028 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 5,208 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 4,903 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 4,836 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 4,905 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 5,327 | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 5,162 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 4,957 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 5,161 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 5,044 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 5,175 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 5,200 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 5,033 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 5,364 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 5,236 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 5,306 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 5,598 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 5,274 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 5,133 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 5,184 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 5,293 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5,325 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5,353 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5,602 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 5,416 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5,392 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 5,215 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 5,361 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 5,709 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 5,415 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 5,392 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5,355 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5,220 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 5,326 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5,542 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 5,425 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 5,222 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 5,399 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 5,505 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 5,391 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 5,271 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 5,646 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 5,980 | +5.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 5,980 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 5.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 5,980 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,108, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,095 | 4,971 | 5,407 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,990 | 4,773 | 5,226 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,083 | 4,836 | 5,327 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,239 | 5,033 | 5,598 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,327 | 5,133 | 5,602 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,400 | 5,220 | 5,709 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,559 | 5,271 | 5,980 | 5 |
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More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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 -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Barbados?
- Cooling degree days in Barbados was 5,980 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5,980 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,773 in 1976.
- How does Barbados rank for cooling degree days?
- Barbados ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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.