Cooling Degree Days in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cooling Degree Days was 3,484 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Madagascar, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Madagascar is 3,484, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Madagascar peaked at 3,484 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,172, in 1965.
Madagascar ranks 105th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,511 | — |
| 1961 | 2,716 | +8.2% |
| 1962 | 2,435 | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 2,374 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 2,399 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2,172 | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 2,555 | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 2,546 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 2,430 | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 2,733 | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 2,556 | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 2,417 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 2,593 | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 2,727 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 2,431 | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 2,422 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 2,665 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 2,844 | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 2,838 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 2,780 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 2,794 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 2,713 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 2,662 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 2,917 | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 2,539 | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 2,557 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 2,606 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 2,946 | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 2,930 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 2,723 | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 2,868 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2,848 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 2,763 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2,744 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 2,763 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,900 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 2,818 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 2,876 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 3,068 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 2,856 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 2,874 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,977 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3,013 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3,025 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,003 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3,024 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,145 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 3,035 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,920 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3,112 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 3,264 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 3,093 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 3,038 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 3,075 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3,108 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3,124 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3,136 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3,249 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 3,096 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 3,381 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 3,274 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3,230 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 3,014 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 3,341 | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 3,484 | +4.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3,484 is below the median for low income countries, which is 5,609, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3,484 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,487 | 2,172 | 2,733 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,627 | 2,417 | 2,844 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,739 | 2,539 | 2,946 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,850 | 2,744 | 3,068 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,013 | 2,874 | 3,145 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,156 | 3,038 | 3,381 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,269 | 3,014 | 3,484 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Madagascar?
- Cooling degree days in Madagascar was 3,484 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3,484 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,172 in 1965.
- How does Madagascar rank for cooling degree days?
- Madagascar ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.