Cooling Degree Days in Dominica
Dominica: Cooling Degree Days was 5,584 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,584
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
51st
of 193 countries
All-time high
5,584
in 2024
All-time low
4,316
in 1974
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Dominica, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Dominica stood at 5,584. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Dominica peaked at 5,584 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,316, in 1974.
Dominica ranks 51st 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,769 | — |
| 1961 | 4,588 | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 4,617 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 4,709 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 4,613 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 4,558 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 4,716 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 4,563 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 4,623 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 5,001 | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 4,794 | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 4,524 | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 4,620 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 4,662 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 4,316 | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 4,336 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 4,347 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 4,593 | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 4,661 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 4,675 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 4,815 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 4,824 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 4,526 | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 4,762 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 4,408 | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 4,351 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 4,453 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 4,897 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 4,708 | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 4,434 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 4,645 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 4,585 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 4,684 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 4,690 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4,543 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 4,839 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 4,646 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 4,795 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 5,091 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 4,783 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 4,605 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 4,745 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 4,839 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 4,903 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4,852 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5,127 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 4,951 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 4,930 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,705 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 4,858 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5,257 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 4,905 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 4,937 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4,823 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4,782 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,929 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 5,071 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 4,972 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 4,754 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 4,944 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 5,040 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 4,929 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 4,844 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5,193 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 5,584 | +7.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 5,584 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 5,584 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,108, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,676 | 4,558 | 5,001 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,553 | 4,316 | 4,794 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,618 | 4,351 | 4,897 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,730 | 4,543 | 5,091 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,852 | 4,605 | 5,127 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,937 | 4,754 | 5,257 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,118 | 4,844 | 5,584 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 48 Solomon Islands 5,688 compare
- 49 Guinea 5,652 compare
- 50 Sierra Leone 5,609 compare
- 52 El Salvador 5,561 compare
- 53 Philippines 5,527 compare
- 54 Venezuela 5,512 compare
More environment data for Dominica
- 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 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0304 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.66 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 Dominica?
- Cooling degree days in Dominica was 5,584 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,584 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,316 in 1974.
- How does Dominica rank for cooling degree days?
- Dominica ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.