Cooling Degree Days in Palau
Palau: Cooling Degree Days was 6,216 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Palau, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Palau recorded 6,216 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Palau peaked at 6,216 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,454, in 1975.
Palau ranks 25th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,602 | — |
| 1961 | 5,488 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 5,525 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 5,506 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 5,547 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 5,462 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 5,561 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 5,465 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 5,675 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 5,627 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 5,732 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 5,458 | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 5,499 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 5,602 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 5,466 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 5,454 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 5,464 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 5,541 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 5,593 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 5,611 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 5,571 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 5,668 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 5,597 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 5,563 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 5,590 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5,554 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 5,659 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 5,673 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5,835 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 5,681 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 5,696 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 5,583 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 5,593 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5,587 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5,647 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 5,665 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5,739 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 5,632 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 5,885 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 5,687 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 5,740 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 5,758 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,777 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,683 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 5,819 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 5,698 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 5,754 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5,798 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5,718 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 5,852 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 5,926 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5,748 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 5,792 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5,855 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5,795 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5,807 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,962 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 5,997 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5,989 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5,871 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 6,045 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 6,011 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 5,933 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 6,030 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 6,216 | +3.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 6,216 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 5.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Palau's 6,216 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,959, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,546 | 5,462 | 5,675 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,542 | 5,454 | 5,732 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,639 | 5,554 | 5,835 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,671 | 5,583 | 5,885 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,760 | 5,683 | 5,852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,874 | 5,748 | 5,997 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,047 | 5,933 | 6,216 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Palau?
- Cooling degree days in Palau was 6,216 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 6,216 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,454 in 1975.
- How does Palau rank for cooling degree days?
- Palau ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.