Cooling Degree Days in Libya
Libya: Cooling Degree Days was 4,555 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Libya, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Libya is 4,555, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Libya peaked at 4,555 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,895, in 1961.
Libya ranks 83rd 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,423 | — |
| 1961 | 2,895 | -15.4% |
| 1962 | 3,311 | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 3,366 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 3,168 | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 3,152 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 3,360 | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 3,199 | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 3,340 | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 3,580 | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 3,094 | -13.6% |
| 1971 | 3,237 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 3,583 | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 3,286 | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 3,358 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 3,126 | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 3,349 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 3,317 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 3,288 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 3,427 | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 3,420 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 3,576 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 3,369 | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 3,269 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 3,378 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 3,277 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 3,348 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 3,421 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3,759 | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 3,545 | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 3,529 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 3,540 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 3,270 | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 3,649 | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 3,526 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 3,749 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 3,576 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 3,672 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 3,839 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 3,881 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3,466 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 3,721 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 3,779 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3,746 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 3,693 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,790 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3,770 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3,836 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3,981 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 3,738 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 4,361 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 3,481 | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 3,952 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 3,935 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3,896 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3,829 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4,143 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 3,511 | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 4,400 | +25.3% |
| 2019 | 4,026 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 3,878 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 4,226 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 3,880 | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 4,009 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 4,555 | +13.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 4,555 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 4,555 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,535, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,279 | 2,895 | 3,580 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,306 | 3,094 | 3,583 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,436 | 3,269 | 3,759 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,623 | 3,270 | 3,881 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,752 | 3,466 | 3,981 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,953 | 3,481 | 4,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,109 | 3,878 | 4,555 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % 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 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Libya?
- Cooling degree days in Libya was 4,555 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4,555 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,895 in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for cooling degree days?
- Libya ranks 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.