Cooling Degree Days in Gambia
Gambia: Cooling Degree Days was 6,596 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,596
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 193 countries
All-time high
6,667
in 2020
All-time low
5,111
in 1965
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Gambia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Gambia stood at 6,596.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Gambia peaked at 6,667 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,111, in 1965.
That places Gambia 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,785 | — |
| 1961 | 5,621 | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 5,433 | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 5,737 | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 5,561 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 5,111 | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 5,399 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 5,271 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 5,311 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 5,937 | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 5,859 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 5,619 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 5,916 | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 6,058 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 5,568 | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 5,617 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 5,595 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 6,176 | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 5,919 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 6,024 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 6,193 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 6,074 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 5,673 | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 6,293 | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 6,007 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 5,954 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 5,790 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 6,145 | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 6,016 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 5,926 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 6,132 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 6,093 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 6,064 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 6,150 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 6,066 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 6,286 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 6,214 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 6,253 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 6,564 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 5,913 | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 6,173 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 6,190 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 6,460 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 6,127 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 6,147 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6,459 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 6,174 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 6,196 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6,235 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6,101 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 6,606 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 6,368 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 6,373 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6,408 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 6,322 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 6,257 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6,548 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 6,645 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6,209 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 6,296 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 6,667 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 6,593 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6,300 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 6,644 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 6,596 | -0.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 6,596 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,609, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 6,596 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,517 | 5,111 | 5,937 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,835 | 5,568 | 6,176 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,007 | 5,673 | 6,293 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,174 | 5,913 | 6,564 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,226 | 6,101 | 6,460 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,403 | 6,209 | 6,645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,560 | 6,300 | 6,667 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Gambia?
- Cooling degree days in Gambia was 6,596 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,667 in 2020.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,111 in 1965.
- How does Gambia rank for cooling degree days?
- Gambia ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.