Cooling Degree Days in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Cooling Degree Days was 4,319 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Equatorial Guinea stood at 4,319. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4,319 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,825, in 1976.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 92nd 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,007 | — |
| 1961 | 2,881 | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 2,919 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 3,110 | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 2,972 | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 2,975 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 3,131 | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 2,968 | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 3,008 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 3,182 | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 3,173 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 3,012 | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 3,099 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 3,235 | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 2,846 | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 2,860 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2,825 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 3,133 | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 3,094 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 3,172 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 3,195 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 3,182 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 3,101 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 3,314 | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 3,237 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 3,092 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 3,135 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 3,524 | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 3,378 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 3,204 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 3,264 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 3,221 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 3,170 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3,341 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 3,355 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,443 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 3,258 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 3,374 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 3,770 | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 3,270 | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 3,271 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,294 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3,497 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 3,591 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3,592 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,617 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,559 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,591 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,593 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,663 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,833 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 3,677 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 3,672 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3,722 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3,784 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3,813 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4,072 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 4,049 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3,970 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4,068 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4,145 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 4,023 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 3,886 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 4,101 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 4,319 | +5.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 4,319 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 4,319 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,015 | 2,881 | 3,182 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,045 | 2,825 | 3,235 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,236 | 3,092 | 3,524 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,347 | 3,170 | 3,770 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,527 | 3,271 | 3,663 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,866 | 3,672 | 4,072 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,095 | 3,886 | 4,319 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0027 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1816 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Equatorial Guinea?
- Cooling degree days in Equatorial Guinea was 4,319 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,319 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,825 in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for cooling degree days?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.