Cooling Degree Days in Liberia
Liberia: Cooling Degree Days was 5,190 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Liberia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 5,190 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Liberia peaked at 5,190 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,857, in 1965.
Liberia ranks 64th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,053 | — |
| 1961 | 4,082 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 4,006 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 4,117 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 4,040 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 3,857 | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 4,206 | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 4,037 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 4,037 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,133 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 4,199 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 3,973 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 4,204 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 4,532 | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 4,124 | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 4,073 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 3,910 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 4,283 | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 4,170 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 4,348 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 4,313 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 4,342 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4,241 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 4,454 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 4,299 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 4,249 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 4,292 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 4,666 | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 4,529 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 4,429 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4,354 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 4,220 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 4,146 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 4,250 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 4,206 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 4,376 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 4,234 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 4,291 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4,597 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 4,199 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 4,168 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4,225 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4,324 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4,409 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 4,421 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4,435 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4,450 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4,473 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4,401 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4,400 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,525 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 4,337 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 4,322 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4,464 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 4,367 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4,507 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4,780 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 4,724 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4,613 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 4,842 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 4,889 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 4,801 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4,720 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 4,980 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 5,190 | +4.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 5,190 is below the median for low income countries, which is 5,609, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 5,190 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,057 | 3,857 | 4,206 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,182 | 3,910 | 4,532 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,381 | 4,241 | 4,666 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,287 | 4,146 | 4,597 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,371 | 4,168 | 4,473 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,548 | 4,322 | 4,842 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,916 | 4,720 | 5,190 | 5 |
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More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2003)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % 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 0.261 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Liberia?
- Cooling degree days in Liberia was 5,190 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,190 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,857 in 1965.
- How does Liberia rank for cooling degree days?
- Liberia ranks 64th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.