Cooling Degree Days in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cooling Degree Days was 3,673 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Costa Rica, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3,673 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Costa Rica peaked at 3,673 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,691, in 1999.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,895 | — |
| 1961 | 2,962 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 2,771 | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 2,868 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 2,904 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 2,920 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 2,971 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 2,845 | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 2,807 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 3,198 | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 2,884 | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 2,708 | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 3,039 | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 2,972 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 2,713 | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 2,785 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 2,852 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 3,090 | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 3,018 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 3,004 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 3,134 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 2,982 | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 3,170 | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 3,396 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 2,916 | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 2,848 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 2,944 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 3,475 | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 3,130 | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 2,983 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 3,216 | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 3,166 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 3,201 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3,062 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 3,164 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3,080 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2,896 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 3,144 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 3,319 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 2,691 | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 2,862 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 3,003 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 3,262 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 3,235 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3,240 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,285 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3,236 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 3,215 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3,097 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 3,303 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 3,340 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3,153 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 3,219 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3,292 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,368 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,520 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 3,510 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,340 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 3,248 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3,464 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 3,444 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,175 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 3,120 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3,629 | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 3,673 | +1.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3,673 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 3.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3,673 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,108, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,914 | 2,771 | 3,198 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,906 | 2,708 | 3,090 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,098 | 2,848 | 3,475 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,094 | 2,691 | 3,319 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,174 | 2,862 | 3,303 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,346 | 3,153 | 3,520 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,408 | 3,120 | 3,673 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % 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 -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Costa Rica?
- Cooling degree days in Costa Rica was 3,673 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,673 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,691 in 1999.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cooling degree days?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.