Cooling Degree Days in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cooling Degree Days was 4,138 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 4,138 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Ethiopia peaked at 4,138 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,784, in 1967.
That places Ethiopia 93rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,003 | 2,784 | 3,339 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,111 | 2,925 | 3,310 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,274 | 3,045 | 3,511 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,425 | 3,278 | 3,684 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,548 | 3,318 | 3,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,731 | 3,538 | 4,003 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,922 | 3,797 | 4,138 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 192.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 18.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 131.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Ethiopia?
- Cooling degree days in Ethiopia was 4,138 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,138 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,784 in 1967.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cooling degree days?
- Ethiopia ranks 93rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.