Cooling Degree Days in Ghana
Ghana: Cooling Degree Days was 6,555 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Ghana stood at 6,555. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Ghana peaked at 6,555 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,095, in 1976.
Ghana ranks 14th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,317 | — |
| 1961 | 5,382 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 5,169 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 5,349 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 5,426 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 5,252 | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 5,477 | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 5,158 | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 5,235 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 5,413 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 5,544 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 5,207 | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 5,436 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 5,708 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 5,298 | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 5,206 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 5,095 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 5,589 | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 5,374 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 5,460 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 5,560 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 5,710 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 5,533 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 5,982 | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 5,730 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 5,505 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 5,524 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 6,080 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 5,796 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 5,558 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 5,716 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 5,520 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 5,530 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5,669 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 5,644 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5,664 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5,589 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 5,740 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6,145 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 5,524 | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 5,746 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 5,838 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5,855 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,914 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5,871 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 5,936 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 5,967 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5,969 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,937 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 6,067 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 6,230 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 6,007 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5,943 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6,020 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6,018 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,156 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 6,371 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 6,291 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 6,127 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 6,346 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 6,331 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 6,411 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 6,008 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 6,316 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 6,555 | +3.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 6,555 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 6,555 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 | 5,318 | 5,158 | 5,477 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,392 | 5,095 | 5,708 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,698 | 5,505 | 6,080 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,674 | 5,520 | 6,145 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,910 | 5,746 | 6,067 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,151 | 5,943 | 6,371 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,324 | 6,008 | 6,555 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % 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 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Ghana?
- Cooling degree days in Ghana was 6,555 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6,555 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,095 in 1976.
- How does Ghana rank for cooling degree days?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.