Cooling Degree Days in Greece
Greece: Cooling Degree Days was 1,611 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Greece, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Greece is 1,611, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Greece peaked at 1,611 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 609.82, in 1976.
That places Greece 131st 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 | 972.78 | 818.63 | 1,168 | 10 |
| 1970s | 884.85 | 609.82 | 1,029 | 10 |
| 1980s | 947.1 | 766.93 | 1,203 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,030 | 862.31 | 1,274 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,143 | 1,000 | 1,310 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,251 | 1,112 | 1,489 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,364 | 1,261 | 1,611 | 5 |
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More environment data for Greece
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.87 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Greece?
- Cooling degree days in Greece was 1,611 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,611 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 609.82 in 1976.
- How does Greece rank for cooling degree days?
- Greece ranks 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.