Cooling Degree Days in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cooling Degree Days was 7,214 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Burkina Faso stood at 7,214.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Burkina Faso peaked at 7,259 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,861, in 1976.
That places Burkina Faso 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,079 | 5,874 | 6,431 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,284 | 5,861 | 6,712 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,585 | 6,306 | 7,013 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,531 | 6,309 | 6,741 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,793 | 6,561 | 7,015 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,979 | 6,770 | 7,110 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,095 | 6,739 | 7,259 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 Mali 7,495 compare
- 3 South Sudan 7,171 compare
- 4 Senegal 7,167 compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 7,064 compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.48 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 14.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0197 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Burkina Faso?
- Cooling degree days in Burkina Faso was 7,214 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7,259 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,861 in 1976.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cooling degree days?
- Burkina Faso ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.