Cooling Degree Days in Brazil
Brazil: Cooling Degree Days was 4,988 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Brazil, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 4,988 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Brazil peaked at 4,988 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,719, in 1974.
Brazil ranks 74th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,046 | — |
| 1961 | 4,436 | +9.6% |
| 1962 | 4,035 | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 4,401 | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 3,867 | -12.1% |
| 1965 | 3,954 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 3,964 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 3,965 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,797 | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 4,326 | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 4,121 | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 3,808 | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 4,125 | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 4,161 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 3,719 | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 3,821 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 3,878 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 4,029 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 3,945 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 3,999 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 4,164 | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 4,080 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 4,125 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 4,344 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 4,084 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 3,924 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 4,028 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 4,455 | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 4,234 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 3,993 | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 4,274 | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 4,173 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 4,168 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 4,281 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 4,270 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 4,323 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4,211 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 4,378 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 4,703 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 4,215 | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 4,158 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 4,326 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 4,583 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 4,452 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 4,391 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4,574 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 4,425 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 4,567 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 4,346 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 4,487 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4,698 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 4,412 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 4,586 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 4,520 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 4,568 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4,890 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 4,873 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4,698 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 4,525 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 4,795 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 4,608 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 4,465 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 4,357 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 4,816 | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 4,988 | +3.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 4,988 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 4,988 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,108, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,079 | 3,797 | 4,436 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,960 | 3,719 | 4,161 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,143 | 3,924 | 4,455 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,300 | 4,168 | 4,703 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,431 | 4,158 | 4,583 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,657 | 4,412 | 4,890 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,647 | 4,357 | 4,988 | 5 |
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More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Brazil?
- Cooling degree days in Brazil was 4,988 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4,988 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,719 in 1974.
- How does Brazil rank for cooling degree days?
- Brazil ranks 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.