Cooling Degree Days in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cooling Degree Days was 1,103 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Bulgaria stood at 1,103. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 27.2% on the previous year and up 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Bulgaria peaked at 1,103 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200.07, in 1976.
Bulgaria ranks 145th 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 | 477.62 | 388.72 | 669.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 396.96 | 200.07 | 478.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 460.77 | 375.23 | 640.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 572.5 | 434.16 | 786.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 666.63 | 445.49 | 870.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 740.66 | 558.35 | 1,022 | 10 |
| 2020s | 858.8 | 754.83 | 1,103 | 5 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 46.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2479 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7282 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Bulgaria?
- Cooling degree days in Bulgaria was 1,103 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,103 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 200.07 in 1976.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cooling degree days?
- Bulgaria ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.