Cooling Degree Days in Iraq
Iraq: Cooling Degree Days was 5,085 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Iraq is 5,085, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Iraq peaked at 5,301 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,706, in 1967.
That places Iraq 68th 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 | 4,085 | 3,706 | 4,586 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,071 | 3,801 | 4,547 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,318 | 4,064 | 4,550 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,525 | 4,008 | 5,007 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,805 | 4,581 | 4,997 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,908 | 4,391 | 5,261 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,120 | 5,062 | 5,301 | 5 |
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More environment data for Iraq
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 413.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 145.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0141 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 163.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1325 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Iraq?
- Cooling degree days in Iraq was 5,085 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5,301 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,706 in 1967.
- How does Iraq rank for cooling degree days?
- Iraq ranks 68th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.