Cooling Degree Days in Oman
Oman: Cooling Degree Days was 6,918 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,918
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
7th
of 193 countries
All-time high
6,918
in 2024
All-time low
5,554
in 1966
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Oman, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Oman recorded 6,918 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Oman peaked at 6,918 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,554, in 1966.
That places Oman 7th 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 Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,863 | — |
| 1961 | 5,887 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 5,769 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 5,771 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,679 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 5,560 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 5,554 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 5,566 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 5,638 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 6,023 | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 5,901 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 5,632 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 5,578 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 5,871 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 5,760 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 5,731 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 5,823 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 5,988 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 5,842 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 6,079 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 6,429 | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 6,162 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 5,970 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 5,716 | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 5,994 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 6,161 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 6,054 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 6,153 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 6,275 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5,905 | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 6,408 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 6,099 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 5,714 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 6,192 | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 6,358 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 6,224 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 5,976 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 6,275 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 6,684 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 6,413 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 6,227 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 6,280 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6,232 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 6,359 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 6,299 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,290 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6,476 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 6,106 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 6,570 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 6,590 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6,364 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 6,458 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 6,157 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 6,261 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 6,652 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 6,441 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 6,545 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6,580 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,539 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 6,377 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 6,535 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 6,456 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 6,748 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 6,918 | +2.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 6,918 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 6.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Oman's 6,918 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,535, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,731 | 5,554 | 6,023 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,820 | 5,578 | 6,079 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,082 | 5,716 | 6,429 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,234 | 5,714 | 6,684 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,314 | 6,106 | 6,570 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,459 | 6,157 | 6,652 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,607 | 6,377 | 6,918 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 4 South Sudan 7,171 compare
- 5 Senegal 7,167 compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 7,064 compare
- 8 Mauritania 6,780 compare
- 9 Qatar 6,632 compare
- 10 Gambia 6,596 compare
More environment data for Oman
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -44.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.55 % 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 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Oman?
- Cooling degree days in Oman was 6,918 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 6,918 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,554 in 1966.
- How does Oman rank for cooling degree days?
- Oman ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.