Cooling Degree Days in Gabon
Gabon: Cooling Degree Days was 4,722 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Gabon stood at 4,722. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Gabon peaked at 4,722 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,282, in 1976.
That places Gabon 79th 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 | 3,505 | 3,335 | 3,674 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,516 | 3,282 | 3,714 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,724 | 3,555 | 4,028 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,828 | 3,633 | 4,297 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,021 | 3,747 | 4,154 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,352 | 4,184 | 4,601 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,508 | 4,335 | 4,722 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1132 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.275 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Gabon?
- Cooling degree days in Gabon was 4,722 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,722 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,282 in 1976.
- How does Gabon rank for cooling degree days?
- Gabon ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.