Cooling Degree Days in Canada
Canada: Cooling Degree Days was 90.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Canada recorded 90.9 for cooling degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Canada peaked at 97 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.01, in 1968.
That places Canada 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 40.5 | 20.01 | 68.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.16 | 28.42 | 66.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.06 | 27.1 | 84.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.11 | 21.81 | 76.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.47 | 34.96 | 70.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57 | 39.53 | 80.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.41 | 63.69 | 97 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 179 Chile 140.08 compare
- 180 Switzerland 129.6 compare
- 181 Kyrgyzstan 113.18 compare
- 183 Finland 75.37 compare
- 184 Liechtenstein 67.61 compare
- 185 New Zealand 66.33 compare
More environment data for Canada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 768.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 30.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 71.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 133.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1643 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5773 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 28.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Canada?
- Cooling degree days in Canada was 90.9 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.01 in 1968.
- How does Canada rank for cooling degree days?
- Canada ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.