Cooling Degree Days in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cooling Degree Days was 6,478 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,478
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
17th
of 193 countries
All-time high
6,478
in 1998
All-time low
5,295
in 1967
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 6,478 for cooling degree days in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6,478 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5,295, in 1967.
That places Guinea-Bissau 17th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,611 | — |
| 1961 | 5,582 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 5,426 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 5,722 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 5,515 | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 5,341 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 5,630 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 5,295 | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 5,419 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 5,805 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 5,720 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 5,456 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 5,730 | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 5,788 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 5,418 | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 5,450 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 5,320 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 5,767 | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 5,616 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 5,810 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 5,867 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 5,805 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 5,621 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 6,005 | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 5,760 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 5,752 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 5,606 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 6,055 | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 5,926 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 5,834 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 6,098 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 6,010 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 5,904 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 6,014 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5,761 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 6,204 | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 6,139 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 6,119 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6,478 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 5,935 | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 6,012 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 6,102 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6,187 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 6,100 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 6,120 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6,320 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 6,090 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 6,118 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6,090 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5,926 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 6,293 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 6,070 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 6,036 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5,999 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 5,919 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 5,952 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6,180 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 6,234 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5,930 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 6,243 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 6,468 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 6,430 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 6,158 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 6,358 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 6,478 | +1.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 6,478 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,609, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 6,478 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 | 5,535 | 5,295 | 5,805 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,608 | 5,320 | 5,810 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,823 | 5,606 | 6,055 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,066 | 5,761 | 6,478 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,106 | 5,926 | 6,320 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,086 | 5,919 | 6,293 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,379 | 6,158 | 6,478 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % 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 0.4449 % 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Cooling degree days in Guinea-Bissau was 6,478 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6,478 in 1998.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,295 in 1967.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cooling degree days?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.