Cooling Degree Days in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cooling Degree Days was 7,214 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7,214
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
7,259
in 2021
All-time low
5,861
in 1976
Years of data
65
1960–2024
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 3rd out of 193 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.
Cooling Degree Days in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,019 | — |
| 1961 | 5,874 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 5,942 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 6,195 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 6,065 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 5,890 | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 6,253 | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 6,029 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 6,096 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 6,431 | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 6,499 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 6,296 | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 6,486 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 6,712 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 6,090 | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 5,988 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 5,861 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 6,248 | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 6,365 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 6,298 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 6,751 | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 6,487 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 6,306 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 6,764 | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 6,686 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 6,501 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 6,434 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 7,013 | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 6,595 | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 6,314 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 6,703 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 6,463 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 6,309 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 6,728 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 6,318 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 6,432 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 6,684 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 6,518 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 6,741 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 6,414 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 6,561 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 6,726 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 6,828 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6,736 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 6,885 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6,974 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6,822 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 6,804 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6,576 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 7,015 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 7,110 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7,060 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 6,770 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 6,929 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 6,978 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6,895 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7,096 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 6,950 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 6,976 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7,029 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7,020 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,259 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 6,739 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 7,243 | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 7,214 | -0.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 7,214 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,609, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 7,214 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 2 Djibouti 7,449 compare
- 4 South Sudan 7,171 compare
- 5 Senegal 7,167 compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 7,064 compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % 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 -0.3634 % 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 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 3rd out of 193 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.