Cooling Degree Days in Malta
Malta: Cooling Degree Days was 2,098 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Malta, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Malta is 2,098, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Malta peaked at 2,215 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,104, in 1978.
That places Malta 124th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1,534 | 1,331 | 1,626 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,316 | 1,104 | 1,538 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,468 | 1,222 | 1,718 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,588 | 1,307 | 1,781 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,701 | 1,569 | 2,099 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,750 | 1,550 | 1,990 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,032 | 1,809 | 2,215 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 121 Morocco 2,426 compare
- 122 Burundi 2,209 compare
- 123 Uzbekistan 2,168 compare
- 125 Afghanistan 2,055 compare
- 126 Eswatini 1,989 compare
- 127 South Africa 1,810 compare
More environment data for Malta
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1836 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Malta?
- Cooling degree days in Malta was 2,098 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,215 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,104 in 1978.
- How does Malta rank for cooling degree days?
- Malta ranks 124th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.