Cooling Degree Days in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cooling Degree Days was 6,780 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Mauritania is 6,780, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Mauritania peaked at 6,915 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,050, in 1976.
That places Mauritania 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,606 | — |
| 1961 | 5,806 | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 5,664 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 5,250 | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 5,611 | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 5,421 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 5,721 | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 5,473 | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 5,599 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 5,834 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 6,158 | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 5,399 | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 5,486 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 5,884 | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 5,276 | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 5,418 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 5,050 | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 5,733 | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 5,694 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 5,998 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 5,990 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 6,055 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 5,533 | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 6,510 | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 5,773 | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 5,812 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 5,557 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 6,661 | +19.9% |
| 1988 | 6,010 | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 6,160 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 6,325 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 5,877 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 5,670 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 5,800 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 5,908 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 5,937 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6,068 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 5,974 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 6,343 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 5,998 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 6,172 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 6,462 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6,132 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 6,321 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 6,113 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 6,496 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 6,280 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 6,067 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 6,200 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 6,338 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 6,915 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 6,425 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 6,170 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 6,368 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 6,321 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 6,451 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 6,604 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 6,718 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5,978 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 6,085 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 6,819 | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 6,777 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 6,484 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 6,838 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 6,780 | -0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6,780 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6,780 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,599 | 5,250 | 5,834 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,609 | 5,050 | 6,158 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,006 | 5,533 | 6,661 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,990 | 5,670 | 6,343 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,258 | 6,067 | 6,496 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,403 | 5,978 | 6,915 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,740 | 6,484 | 6,838 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % 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 0.4893 % 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 Mauritania?
- Cooling degree days in Mauritania was 6,780 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,915 in 2010.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,050 in 1976.
- How does Mauritania rank for cooling degree days?
- Mauritania ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.