Cooling Degree Days in Cambodia
Cambodia: Cooling Degree Days was 6,572 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Cambodia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Cambodia stood at 6,572. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Cambodia peaked at 6,572 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,948, in 1971.
Cambodia ranks 13th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,470 | — |
| 1961 | 5,330 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 5,105 | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 5,088 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 5,366 | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 5,253 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 5,323 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 5,045 | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 5,384 | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 5,558 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 5,489 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 4,948 | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 5,351 | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 5,525 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 5,205 | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 5,160 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 5,168 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 5,582 | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 5,558 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 5,799 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 5,787 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 5,595 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 5,459 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 5,750 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 5,525 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 5,515 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 5,480 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 5,898 | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 5,761 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 5,627 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 5,862 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 5,859 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 5,724 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 5,466 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 5,655 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 5,799 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 5,621 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 5,825 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 6,358 | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 5,398 | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 5,707 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 5,961 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 6,215 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 6,074 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 6,029 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 5,978 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 6,021 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5,833 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 5,677 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 5,718 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6,336 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 5,826 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 6,292 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 6,067 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 6,060 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6,419 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 6,451 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6,080 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 6,192 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 6,413 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 6,195 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5,901 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 5,902 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,182 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 6,572 | +6.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 6,572 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 6,572 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,959, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,292 | 5,045 | 5,558 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,378 | 4,948 | 5,799 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,640 | 5,459 | 5,898 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,757 | 5,398 | 6,358 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,921 | 5,677 | 6,215 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,214 | 5,826 | 6,451 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,150 | 5,901 | 6,572 | 5 |
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More environment data for Cambodia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5487 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.288 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.929 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.74 % 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 0.8631 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Cambodia?
- Cooling degree days in Cambodia was 6,572 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,572 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,948 in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for cooling degree days?
- Cambodia ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.