Cooling Degree Days in Egypt
Egypt: Cooling Degree Days was 4,468 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4,468
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
89th
of 193 countries
All-time high
4,626
in 2010
All-time low
3,158
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 4,468 for cooling degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Egypt peaked at 4,626 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,158, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 89th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,632 | — |
| 1961 | 3,158 | -13.1% |
| 1962 | 3,691 | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 3,724 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 3,204 | -14.0% |
| 1965 | 3,262 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 3,582 | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 3,220 | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 3,461 | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 3,646 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 3,249 | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 3,296 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3,569 | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 3,347 | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 3,465 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 3,172 | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 3,418 | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 3,268 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 3,414 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 3,709 | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 3,539 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 3,489 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 3,324 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 3,237 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 3,397 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 3,510 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 3,430 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 3,428 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3,814 | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 3,703 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 3,518 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 3,730 | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 3,517 | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 3,803 | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 3,778 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3,799 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3,750 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 3,626 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 4,005 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 3,907 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 3,609 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 3,866 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 3,996 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 3,923 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 3,910 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,873 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 3,865 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,935 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 4,113 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 3,883 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 4,626 | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 3,667 | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 4,165 | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 3,954 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 4,106 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 4,150 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4,331 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 3,921 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 4,442 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 4,202 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 4,026 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 4,249 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 4,000 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 4,304 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 4,468 | +3.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4,468 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4,468 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,535, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,458 | 3,158 | 3,724 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,391 | 3,172 | 3,709 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,487 | 3,237 | 3,814 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,743 | 3,517 | 4,005 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,897 | 3,609 | 4,113 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,156 | 3,667 | 4,626 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,209 | 4,000 | 4,468 | 5 |
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More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °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 4.56 % 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 -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Egypt?
- Cooling degree days in Egypt was 4,468 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4,626 in 2010.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,158 in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for cooling degree days?
- Egypt ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.