Cooling Degree Days in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cooling Degree Days was 6,069 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,069
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
31st
of 193 countries
All-time high
6,371
in 2023
All-time low
4,725
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Eritrea, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 6,069 for cooling degree days in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Eritrea peaked at 6,371 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,725, in 1971.
That places Eritrea 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,383 | — |
| 1961 | 5,015 | -6.8% |
| 1962 | 5,266 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 5,310 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 4,926 | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 5,004 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 5,336 | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 4,901 | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 5,027 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 5,572 | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 5,325 | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 4,725 | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 5,125 | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 5,286 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 4,796 | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 4,790 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 5,036 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 4,974 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 5,106 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 5,436 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 5,547 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 5,437 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 5,058 | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 5,189 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 5,550 | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 5,132 | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 5,243 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 5,553 | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 5,429 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 5,234 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 5,713 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 5,659 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 5,041 | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 5,409 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 5,453 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 5,462 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5,413 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 5,407 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 5,662 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 5,635 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5,536 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5,618 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 5,798 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 5,705 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 5,783 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5,617 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 5,574 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 5,387 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 5,601 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 5,996 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 5,872 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 5,520 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 5,720 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 5,880 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5,666 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 6,149 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 6,035 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6,121 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5,881 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 5,858 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5,745 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 6,009 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 5,872 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 6,371 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 6,069 | -4.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 6,069 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,609, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 6,069 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,174 | 4,901 | 5,572 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,060 | 4,725 | 5,436 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,337 | 5,058 | 5,553 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,485 | 5,041 | 5,713 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,661 | 5,387 | 5,996 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,870 | 5,520 | 6,149 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,013 | 5,745 | 6,371 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 28 Somalia 6,119 compare
- 29 Marshall Islands 6,118 compare
- 30 Saint Lucia 6,083 compare
- 32 Grenada 6,055 compare
- 33 Kiribati 6,036 compare
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,990 compare
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- 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 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Eritrea?
- Cooling degree days in Eritrea was 6,069 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,371 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,725 in 1971.
- How does Eritrea rank for cooling degree days?
- Eritrea ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.