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 82nd of 192 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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 98.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0897 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0353 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2146 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.06 Mt CO2e (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 82nd out of 192 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.
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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.