Cooling Degree Days in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Cooling Degree Days was 972.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in North Macedonia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 972.67 for cooling degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in North Macedonia peaked at 1,017 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 162, in 1976.
North Macedonia ranks 151st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 441.59 | — |
| 1961 | 460.91 | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 661.34 | +43.5% |
| 1963 | 508.68 | -23.1% |
| 1964 | 279.82 | -45.0% |
| 1965 | 368.6 | +31.7% |
| 1966 | 360.73 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 410.12 | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 431.93 | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 429.61 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 467.2 | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 397.46 | -14.9% |
| 1972 | 390.73 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 418.39 | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 417.35 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 392.74 | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 162 | -58.8% |
| 1977 | 482.46 | +197.8% |
| 1978 | 374.5 | -22.4% |
| 1979 | 350.55 | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 423.38 | +20.8% |
| 1981 | 404.37 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 490.73 | +21.4% |
| 1983 | 302.66 | -38.3% |
| 1984 | 355.8 | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 525.81 | +47.8% |
| 1986 | 429.15 | -18.4% |
| 1987 | 686.57 | +60.0% |
| 1988 | 742.26 | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 352.24 | -52.5% |
| 1990 | 490.65 | +39.3% |
| 1991 | 414.88 | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 493.96 | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 641.26 | +29.8% |
| 1994 | 761.37 | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 407.48 | -46.5% |
| 1996 | 519 | +27.4% |
| 1997 | 487.2 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 698.18 | +43.3% |
| 1999 | 591.4 | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 670.21 | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 614.5 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 532.33 | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 773.58 | +45.3% |
| 2004 | 473.54 | -38.8% |
| 2005 | 495.15 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 557.26 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 867.56 | +55.7% |
| 2008 | 795.56 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 583.05 | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 666.7 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 728.39 | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 1,017 | +39.6% |
| 2013 | 665.85 | -34.5% |
| 2014 | 527.22 | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 822.37 | +56.0% |
| 2016 | 649.28 | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 828.91 | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 594.07 | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 802.96 | +35.2% |
| 2020 | 665.3 | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 818.9 | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 713.48 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 730.28 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 972.67 | +33.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 972.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 22% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 972.67 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 506.14, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cooling Degree Days in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +197.8% | 162 | 482.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 435.33 | 279.82 | 661.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 385.34 | 162 | 482.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 471.3 | 302.66 | 742.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 550.54 | 407.48 | 761.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 636.27 | 473.54 | 867.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 730.29 | 527.22 | 1,017 | 10 |
| 2020s | 780.13 | 665.3 | 972.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More environment data for North Macedonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2004)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.16 % 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 -10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in North Macedonia?
- Cooling degree days in North Macedonia was 972.67 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,017 in 2012.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 162 in 1976.
- How does North Macedonia rank for cooling degree days?
- North Macedonia ranks 151st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.