Cooling Degree Days in Guyana
Guyana: Cooling Degree Days was 5,388 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Guyana, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 5,388 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Guyana peaked at 5,388 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,837, in 1971.
Guyana ranks 58th of 193 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.
Cooling Degree Days in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,092 | — |
| 1961 | 4,117 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 4,099 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 4,228 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 4,529 | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 4,384 | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 4,631 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 4,182 | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 4,212 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 4,335 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 4,093 | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 3,837 | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 4,164 | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 4,199 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 3,843 | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 3,847 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 4,066 | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 4,153 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 4,158 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 4,235 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 4,258 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 4,230 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 4,304 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 4,495 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 3,983 | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 3,966 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 4,139 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 4,670 | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 4,412 | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 4,145 | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 4,414 | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 4,352 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 4,475 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 4,302 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 4,311 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4,615 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 4,484 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 4,702 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 4,874 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 4,353 | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 4,240 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 4,406 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 4,574 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 4,657 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4,625 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 4,797 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 4,510 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 4,429 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 4,321 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 4,669 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 4,645 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,564 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 4,599 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4,490 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4,550 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 4,707 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 4,892 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4,806 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 4,583 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 4,774 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 4,840 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4,568 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 4,474 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 5,065 | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 5,388 | +6.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 5,388 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 5.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 5,388 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,108, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,281 | 4,092 | 4,631 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,059 | 3,837 | 4,235 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,260 | 3,966 | 4,670 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,488 | 4,302 | 4,874 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,523 | 4,240 | 4,797 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,661 | 4,490 | 4,892 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,867 | 4,474 | 5,388 | 5 |
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More environment data for Guyana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.299 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.69 % 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 12.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Guyana?
- Cooling degree days in Guyana was 5,388 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,388 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,837 in 1971.
- How does Guyana rank for cooling degree days?
- Guyana ranks 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.