Cooling Degree Days in Iran
Iran: Cooling Degree Days was 3,374 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Iran, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Iran is 3,374, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Iran peaked at 3,478 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,353, in 1992.
That places Iran 107th 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 | 2,535 | 2,364 | 2,639 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,655 | 2,391 | 2,875 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,637 | 2,488 | 2,832 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,758 | 2,353 | 2,981 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,054 | 2,937 | 3,244 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,182 | 2,978 | 3,285 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,321 | 3,015 | 3,478 | 5 |
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More environment data for Iran
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 23.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 132.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0799 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 175.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Iran?
- Cooling degree days in Iran was 3,374 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 3,478 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,353 in 1992.
- How does Iran rank for cooling degree days?
- Iran ranks 107th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.