Cooling Degree Days in Colombia
Colombia: Cooling Degree Days was 4,608 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Colombia is 4,608, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Colombia peaked at 4,608 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,331, in 1971.
Colombia ranks 81st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,577 | — |
| 1961 | 3,608 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 3,597 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 3,765 | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 3,698 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 3,718 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 3,744 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 3,592 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 3,593 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,834 | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 3,643 | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 3,331 | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 3,662 | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 3,718 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 3,473 | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 3,392 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 3,520 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 3,714 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 3,677 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 3,740 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 3,887 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 3,672 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 3,627 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 3,838 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 3,404 | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 3,533 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 3,471 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 3,828 | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 3,716 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 3,456 | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 3,617 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 3,732 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 3,753 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3,598 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 3,614 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,777 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 3,519 | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 3,829 | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 3,935 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 3,437 | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 3,565 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 3,660 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3,805 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 3,810 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3,852 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3,961 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3,849 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 3,922 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 3,831 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 3,973 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 4,117 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 3,880 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 3,900 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,980 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4,071 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 4,209 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4,295 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,135 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 4,024 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4,192 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 4,285 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 4,021 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 3,938 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4,378 | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 4,608 | +5.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 4,608 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 4,608 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,108, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,673 | 3,577 | 3,834 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,587 | 3,331 | 3,740 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,643 | 3,404 | 3,887 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,681 | 3,437 | 3,935 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,823 | 3,565 | 3,973 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,080 | 3,880 | 4,295 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,246 | 3,938 | 4,608 | 5 |
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More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Colombia?
- Cooling degree days in Colombia was 4,608 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,608 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,331 in 1971.
- How does Colombia rank for cooling degree days?
- Colombia ranks 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.