Cooling Degree Days in Morocco
Morocco: Cooling Degree Days was 2,426 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,426
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
122nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
2,649
in 2023
All-time low
1,226
in 1972
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Morocco, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Morocco stood at 2,426.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Morocco peaked at 2,649 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,226, in 1972.
That places Morocco 122nd out of 193 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.
Cooling Degree Days in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,651 | — |
| 1961 | 1,904 | +15.3% |
| 1962 | 1,872 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 1,458 | -22.1% |
| 1964 | 1,927 | +32.2% |
| 1965 | 1,623 | -15.8% |
| 1966 | 1,757 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 1,722 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 1,741 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1,530 | -12.1% |
| 1970 | 1,827 | +19.4% |
| 1971 | 1,510 | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 1,226 | -18.8% |
| 1973 | 1,724 | +40.7% |
| 1974 | 1,666 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 1,630 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1,439 | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 1,349 | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 1,665 | +23.4% |
| 1979 | 1,595 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 1,924 | +20.6% |
| 1981 | 1,819 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 1,676 | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 1,921 | +14.6% |
| 1984 | 1,811 | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 1,951 | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 1,823 | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 1,949 | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 1,915 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1,911 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1,996 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 1,821 | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 1,626 | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 1,647 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2,049 | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 1,910 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 1,726 | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 1,708 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,057 | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 2,124 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 2,067 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 2,252 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 1,924 | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 2,211 | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 2,057 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 2,268 | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 2,241 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,951 | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 2,006 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2,153 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 2,181 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2,180 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,401 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 2,075 | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 2,142 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,196 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2,282 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2,626 | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 1,860 | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 2,219 | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 2,425 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 2,325 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 2,522 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 2,649 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 2,426 | -8.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2,426 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2,426 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,535, 54% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,718 | 1,458 | 1,927 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,563 | 1,226 | 1,827 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,870 | 1,676 | 1,951 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,866 | 1,626 | 2,124 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,113 | 1,924 | 2,268 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,216 | 1,860 | 2,626 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,470 | 2,325 | 2,649 | 5 |
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More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Morocco?
- Cooling degree days in Morocco was 2,426 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2,649 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,226 in 1972.
- How does Morocco rank for cooling degree days?
- Morocco ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.