Cooling Degree Days in Italy
Italy: Cooling Degree Days was 1,101 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Italy, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1,101 for cooling degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Italy peaked at 1,208 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 417.95, in 1976.
Italy ranks 146th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 | 602.15 | 462.36 | 808.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 535.37 | 417.95 | 675.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 626.71 | 458.54 | 760.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 727.74 | 568.02 | 902.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 832.69 | 684.47 | 1,160 | 10 |
| 2010s | 884.6 | 694.73 | 1,041 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,051 | 879.67 | 1,208 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 371.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3495 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Italy?
- Cooling degree days in Italy was 1,101 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1,208 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 417.95 in 1976.
- How does Italy rank for cooling degree days?
- Italy ranks 146th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.