Cooling Degree Days in Cuba
Cuba: Cooling Degree Days was 5,190 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Cuba, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Cuba is 5,190, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Cuba peaked at 5,247 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,154, in 1968.
That places Cuba 63rd out of 193 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.
Cooling Degree Days in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,295 | — |
| 1961 | 4,578 | +6.6% |
| 1962 | 4,444 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 4,350 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 4,517 | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 4,463 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 4,204 | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 4,405 | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 4,154 | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 4,379 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 4,309 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 4,344 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 4,459 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 4,371 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 4,424 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 4,582 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 4,306 | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 4,408 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 4,256 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 4,252 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 4,476 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 4,180 | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 4,617 | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 4,460 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 4,340 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 4,353 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 4,496 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 4,517 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 4,517 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,582 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 4,740 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4,715 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 4,429 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 4,447 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4,694 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 4,671 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 4,404 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 5,018 | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 5,135 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 4,473 | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 4,504 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4,512 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4,754 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 4,881 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4,677 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4,551 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 4,660 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4,722 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4,684 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4,657 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4,414 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 4,660 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 4,569 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4,776 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 4,763 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5,042 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 4,889 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 4,829 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4,799 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 5,104 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 5,171 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4,976 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 4,951 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 5,247 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 5,190 | -1.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 5,190 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 5,190 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,108, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,379 | 4,154 | 4,578 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,371 | 4,252 | 4,582 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,454 | 4,180 | 4,617 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,673 | 4,404 | 5,135 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,660 | 4,504 | 4,881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,785 | 4,414 | 5,104 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,107 | 4,951 | 5,247 | 5 |
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More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Cuba?
- Cooling degree days in Cuba was 5,190 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 5,247 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,154 in 1968.
- How does Cuba rank for cooling degree days?
- Cuba ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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.