Cooling Degree Days in Pakistan
Pakistan: Cooling Degree Days was 4,515 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Pakistan, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Pakistan stood at 4,515. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Pakistan peaked at 4,515 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,647, in 1992.
Pakistan ranks 85th of 192 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,953 | 3,769 | 4,135 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,968 | 3,746 | 4,167 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,997 | 3,740 | 4,306 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,959 | 3,647 | 4,226 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,268 | 4,032 | 4,456 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,280 | 4,088 | 4,492 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,349 | 4,160 | 4,515 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More environment data for Pakistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 525.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 203.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 250.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 24.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Pakistan?
- Cooling degree days in Pakistan was 4,515 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,515 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,647 in 1992.
- How does Pakistan rank for cooling degree days?
- Pakistan ranks 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.