Cooling Degree Days in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cooling Degree Days was 5,311 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Nicaragua, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 5,311 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Nicaragua peaked at 5,311 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,986, in 1974.
Nicaragua ranks 61st 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,060 | — |
| 1961 | 4,152 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 4,071 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 4,256 | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 4,410 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 4,357 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 4,373 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 4,294 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 4,128 | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 4,484 | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 4,158 | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 4,074 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 4,417 | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 4,304 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 3,986 | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 4,155 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 4,139 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 4,432 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 4,386 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 4,378 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 4,381 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 4,227 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 4,354 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4,710 | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 4,213 | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 4,142 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 4,128 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 4,790 | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 4,500 | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 4,238 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 4,443 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 4,497 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4,536 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 4,368 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 4,474 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4,527 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4,252 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 4,447 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 4,733 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 4,067 | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 4,201 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 4,365 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 4,631 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 4,667 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4,571 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 4,744 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 4,624 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 4,624 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,480 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 4,608 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 4,659 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 4,513 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 4,525 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4,676 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 4,742 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 4,924 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 4,970 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 4,726 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 4,663 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4,944 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 4,924 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4,734 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 4,605 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 5,123 | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 5,311 | +3.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 5,311 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 5,311 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,108, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,258 | 4,060 | 4,484 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,243 | 3,986 | 4,432 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,368 | 4,128 | 4,790 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,434 | 4,067 | 4,733 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,551 | 4,201 | 4,744 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,734 | 4,513 | 4,970 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,939 | 4,605 | 5,311 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % 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 -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Nicaragua?
- Cooling degree days in Nicaragua was 5,311 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5,311 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,986 in 1974.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cooling degree days?
- Nicaragua ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.