Cooling Degree Days in Hungary
Hungary: Cooling Degree Days was 1,063 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Hungary, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 1,063 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.3% on the previous year and up 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Hungary peaked at 1,063 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 212.15, in 1978.
That places Hungary 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 522.69 | 360.94 | 795.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 422.84 | 212.15 | 530.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 469.3 | 268.48 | 639.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 561.12 | 398.47 | 846.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 656.06 | 431.83 | 925.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 750.79 | 533.33 | 955.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 849.84 | 642.82 | 1,063 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More environment data for Hungary
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 60.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4767 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0172 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Hungary?
- Cooling degree days in Hungary was 1,063 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1,063 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 212.15 in 1978.
- How does Hungary rank for cooling degree days?
- Hungary ranks 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.