Cooling Degree Days in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Cooling Degree Days was 6,118 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Marshall Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Marshall Islands stood at 6,118. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Marshall Islands peaked at 6,118 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,216, in 1975.
Marshall Islands ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,623 | — |
| 1961 | 5,468 | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 5,535 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 5,554 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 5,499 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 5,465 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 5,616 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 5,563 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 5,521 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 5,578 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 5,569 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 5,374 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 5,407 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 5,421 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 5,335 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 5,216 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 5,242 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 5,529 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 5,525 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 5,587 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 5,529 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 5,506 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 5,421 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 5,373 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 5,519 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 5,482 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 5,554 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 5,538 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 5,620 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 5,464 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 5,643 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 5,574 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 5,482 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 5,504 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5,645 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 5,698 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 5,691 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 5,639 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 5,593 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 5,424 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 5,541 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 5,684 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 5,659 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 5,720 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 5,775 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5,770 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5,702 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5,729 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5,509 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 5,734 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 5,648 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5,614 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 5,739 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 5,829 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 5,881 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5,833 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,929 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5,939 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,839 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5,910 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5,912 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,759 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 5,652 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 5,937 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 6,118 | +3.1% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 6,118 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 6,118 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,959, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,542 | 5,465 | 5,623 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,420 | 5,216 | 5,587 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,501 | 5,373 | 5,620 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,589 | 5,424 | 5,698 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,682 | 5,509 | 5,775 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,816 | 5,614 | 5,939 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,875 | 5,652 | 6,118 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % 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), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Marshall Islands?
- Cooling degree days in Marshall Islands was 6,118 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,118 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,216 in 1975.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for cooling degree days?
- Marshall Islands ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.