Cooling Degree Days in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cooling Degree Days was 6,211 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,211
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
26th
of 193 countries
All-time high
6,211
in 2024
All-time low
5,010
in 1975
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Nigeria, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 6,211 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Nigeria peaked at 6,211 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,010, in 1975.
Nigeria ranks 26th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,439 | — |
| 1961 | 5,147 | -5.4% |
| 1962 | 5,236 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 5,460 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 5,536 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 5,436 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 5,535 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 5,184 | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 5,223 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 5,396 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 5,387 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 5,279 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 5,480 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 5,772 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 5,122 | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 5,010 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 5,161 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 5,343 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 5,245 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 5,450 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 5,517 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 5,303 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 5,404 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 5,608 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 5,592 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 5,428 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 5,536 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5,929 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 5,577 | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 5,200 | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 5,710 | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 5,484 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 5,215 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 5,576 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 5,357 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 5,503 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 5,588 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 5,560 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 5,954 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 5,618 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 5,489 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 5,515 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5,606 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 5,739 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 5,804 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6,022 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 5,991 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5,698 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 5,592 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 6,021 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 6,176 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 5,850 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 5,708 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 5,863 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5,765 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5,875 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5,977 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 5,952 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,823 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 5,857 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5,883 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6,023 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 5,675 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 6,117 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 6,211 | +1.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 6,211 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 6,211 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,359 | 5,147 | 5,536 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,325 | 5,010 | 5,772 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,509 | 5,200 | 5,929 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,557 | 5,215 | 5,954 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,748 | 5,489 | 6,022 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,885 | 5,708 | 6,176 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,982 | 5,675 | 6,211 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 23 Micronesia (country) 6,251 compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 6,222 compare
- 25 Palau 6,216 compare
- 27 Singapore 6,200 compare
- 28 Somalia 6,119 compare
- 29 Marshall Islands 6,118 compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % 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 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Nigeria?
- Cooling degree days in Nigeria was 6,211 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,211 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,010 in 1975.
- How does Nigeria rank for cooling degree days?
- Nigeria ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.