Cooling Degree Days in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cooling Degree Days was 3,991 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Guatemala, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Guatemala stood at 3,991. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Guatemala peaked at 3,991 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,505, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 95th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,626 | 2,505 | 2,866 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,753 | 2,509 | 2,888 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,824 | 2,673 | 3,007 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,030 | 2,807 | 3,427 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,143 | 2,867 | 3,462 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,482 | 3,321 | 3,816 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,761 | 3,491 | 3,991 | 5 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 43.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0646 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Guatemala?
- Cooling degree days in Guatemala was 3,991 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3,991 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,505 in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for cooling degree days?
- Guatemala ranks 95th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.