Cooling Degree Days in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cooling Degree Days was 471.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Bhutan is 471.76, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Bhutan peaked at 471.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 225.44, in 1965.
Bhutan ranks 162nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 284.31 | 225.44 | 344.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 298.4 | 267.73 | 344.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 309.4 | 297.1 | 324.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 331.41 | 302.14 | 363.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 350.32 | 319.78 | 394.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 393.02 | 373.36 | 419.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 425.29 | 399.76 | 471.76 | 5 |
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More environment data for Bhutan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3401 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1744 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Bhutan?
- Cooling degree days in Bhutan was 471.76 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 471.76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 225.44 in 1965.
- How does Bhutan rank for cooling degree days?
- Bhutan ranks 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.