Cooling Degree Days in China
China: Cooling Degree Days was 1,153 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in China, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
China recorded 1,153 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in China peaked at 1,153 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 722.3, in 1976.
That places China 140th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 836.92 | 778.33 | 888.92 | 10 |
| 1970s | 808.95 | 722.3 | 882.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 818.15 | 778.95 | 850.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 866.34 | 753.39 | 958.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 945.44 | 883.73 | 984.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 965.38 | 903.47 | 1,012 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,056 | 957.67 | 1,153 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 15,536 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.03 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 498.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 32.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 736.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,485 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 195.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in China?
- Cooling degree days in China was 1,153 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,153 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 722.3 in 1976.
- How does China rank for cooling degree days?
- China ranks 140th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.