Cooling Degree Days in Chile
Chile: Cooling Degree Days was 140.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Chile, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Chile recorded 140.08 for cooling degree days in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Chile peaked at 140.14 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.01, in 1971.
That places Chile 180th out of 193 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.
Cooling Degree Days in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 122.63 | — |
| 1961 | 109.83 | -10.4% |
| 1962 | 92.72 | -15.6% |
| 1963 | 62.08 | -33.0% |
| 1964 | 61.11 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 60.55 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 49.66 | -18.0% |
| 1967 | 45.79 | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 53.34 | +16.5% |
| 1969 | 62.82 | +17.8% |
| 1970 | 52.94 | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 27.01 | -49.0% |
| 1972 | 79.66 | +194.9% |
| 1973 | 89.81 | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 39.71 | -55.8% |
| 1975 | 47.71 | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 56.42 | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 89.34 | +58.3% |
| 1978 | 66.49 | -25.6% |
| 1979 | 67.26 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 91.29 | +35.7% |
| 1981 | 66.74 | -26.9% |
| 1982 | 81.34 | +21.9% |
| 1983 | 135.99 | +67.2% |
| 1984 | 59.5 | -56.2% |
| 1985 | 54.87 | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 63.39 | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 104.75 | +65.2% |
| 1988 | 65.3 | -37.7% |
| 1989 | 71 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 78.88 | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 69.31 | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 83.91 | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 73.58 | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 71.8 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 84.83 | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 62.84 | -25.9% |
| 1997 | 117.27 | +86.6% |
| 1998 | 131.76 | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 69.26 | -47.4% |
| 2000 | 68.66 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 97.86 | +42.5% |
| 2002 | 99.88 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 91.27 | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 88.67 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 81.07 | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 94.42 | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 85.43 | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 87.83 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 97.53 | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 86.54 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 78.9 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 93.9 | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 97.24 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 73.47 | -24.4% |
| 2015 | 123.35 | +67.9% |
| 2016 | 140.14 | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 126.37 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 94.49 | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 127.71 | +35.2% |
| 2020 | 120.33 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 79.21 | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 72.82 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 126.45 | +73.6% |
| 2024 | 140.08 | +10.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 140.08 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 13% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 140.08 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,108, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cooling Degree Days in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +194.9% | 27.01 | 79.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.05 | 45.79 | 122.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.64 | 27.01 | 89.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.42 | 54.87 | 135.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.34 | 62.84 | 131.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.26 | 68.66 | 99.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.21 | 73.47 | 140.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.78 | 72.82 | 140.08 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 177 Russia 178.88 compare
- 178 Luxembourg 173.19 compare
- 179 Estonia 152.04 compare
- 181 Switzerland 129.6 compare
- 182 Kyrgyzstan 113.18 compare
- 183 Canada 90.9 compare
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Chile?
- Cooling degree days in Chile was 140.08 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 140.14 in 2016.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.01 in 1971.
- How does Chile rank for cooling degree days?
- Chile ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.