Cooling Degree Days in Kiribati
Kiribati: Cooling Degree Days was 6,036 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Kiribati, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 6,036 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Kiribati peaked at 6,036 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,872, in 1975.
That places Kiribati 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,387 | — |
| 1961 | 5,278 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 5,232 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 5,415 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 5,284 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 5,363 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 5,583 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 5,376 | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 5,381 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 5,571 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 5,267 | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 4,928 | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 5,454 | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 5,237 | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 4,992 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 4,872 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 5,126 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 5,506 | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 5,472 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 5,565 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 5,547 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 5,353 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 5,580 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 5,413 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 5,164 | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 5,272 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 5,517 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 5,731 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 5,163 | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 5,157 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 5,705 | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 5,792 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 5,653 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 5,621 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 5,716 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5,577 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 5,386 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 5,664 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 5,368 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 4,977 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 5,145 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 5,488 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 5,797 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 5,809 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5,804 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 5,716 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 5,670 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 5,408 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 5,122 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 5,698 | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 5,398 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 5,225 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5,515 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 5,626 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5,807 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5,966 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 5,832 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 5,649 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 5,810 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 5,940 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 5,694 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 5,404 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 5,276 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 5,896 | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 6,036 | +2.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 6,036 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 6,036 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,959, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,387 | 5,232 | 5,583 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,242 | 4,872 | 5,565 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,390 | 5,157 | 5,731 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,546 | 4,977 | 5,792 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,566 | 5,122 | 5,809 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,677 | 5,225 | 5,966 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,661 | 5,276 | 6,036 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % 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 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Kiribati?
- Cooling degree days in Kiribati was 6,036 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 6,036 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,872 in 1975.
- How does Kiribati rank for cooling degree days?
- Kiribati ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.