Cooling Degree Days in Kuwait
Kuwait: Cooling Degree Days was 6,339 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Kuwait, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Kuwait stood at 6,339.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Kuwait peaked at 6,710 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,909, in 1967.
That places Kuwait 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,377 | 4,909 | 5,783 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,276 | 4,991 | 5,750 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,716 | 5,465 | 5,966 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,751 | 5,189 | 6,220 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,079 | 5,900 | 6,325 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,237 | 5,710 | 6,518 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,429 | 6,327 | 6,710 | 5 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 173.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 35.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2602 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0034 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 27.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0749 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0609 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 11.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Kuwait?
- Cooling degree days in Kuwait was 6,339 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 6,710 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,909 in 1967.
- How does Kuwait rank for cooling degree days?
- Kuwait ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.