Cooling Degree Days in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cooling Degree Days was 4,052 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Papua New Guinea is 4,052, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4,052 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,873, in 1965.
That places Papua New Guinea 94th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 3,018 | 2,873 | 3,108 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,158 | 3,054 | 3,325 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,326 | 3,179 | 3,511 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,423 | 3,291 | 3,752 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,516 | 3,465 | 3,567 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,636 | 3,481 | 3,849 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,891 | 3,808 | 4,052 | 5 |
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More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Papua New Guinea?
- Cooling degree days in Papua New Guinea was 4,052 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,052 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,873 in 1965.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cooling degree days?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 94th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.