Cooling Degree Days in Djibouti
Djibouti: Cooling Degree Days was 7,449 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Djibouti, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Djibouti is 7,449, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Djibouti peaked at 7,449 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,748, in 1971.
That places Djibouti 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,094 | — |
| 1961 | 6,233 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 6,146 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 6,305 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 6,227 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 5,960 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 6,311 | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 5,921 | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 5,909 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 6,423 | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 6,331 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 5,748 | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 5,963 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 6,198 | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 5,791 | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 5,833 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 6,023 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 6,101 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 6,298 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6,279 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 6,515 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 6,420 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 6,328 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 6,539 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 6,281 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 6,140 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 6,076 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 6,544 | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 6,325 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 6,214 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 6,880 | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 6,619 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 6,302 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 6,484 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 6,250 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 6,428 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 6,348 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 6,568 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 6,772 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 6,625 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 6,460 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 6,414 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 6,685 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 6,562 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 6,762 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6,681 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 6,535 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 6,551 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6,383 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 6,623 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 6,462 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 6,329 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 6,363 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6,434 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6,362 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6,874 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 6,985 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7,010 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6,683 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 6,798 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6,769 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 6,710 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6,752 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 7,235 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 7,449 | +3.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 7,449 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 7,449 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,535, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,153 | 5,909 | 6,423 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,057 | 5,748 | 6,331 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,338 | 6,076 | 6,544 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,527 | 6,250 | 6,880 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,566 | 6,383 | 6,762 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,630 | 6,329 | 7,010 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,983 | 6,710 | 7,449 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 1 Mali 7,495 compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 7,214 compare
- 4 South Sudan 7,171 compare
- 5 Senegal 7,167 compare
More environment data for Djibouti
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.44 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 73.34 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Djibouti?
- Cooling degree days in Djibouti was 7,449 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 7,449 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,748 in 1971.
- How does Djibouti rank for cooling degree days?
- Djibouti ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.