Cooling Degree Days in Peru
Peru: Cooling Degree Days was 2,914 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Peru, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Peru stood at 2,914. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Peru peaked at 2,914 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,950, in 1975.
Peru ranks 119th of 193 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.
Cooling Degree Days in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,196 | — |
| 1961 | 2,193 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 2,157 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 2,289 | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 2,168 | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 2,203 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 2,195 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 2,058 | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 2,027 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 2,283 | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 2,171 | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 1,956 | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 2,324 | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 2,185 | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 2,011 | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 1,950 | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 2,084 | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 2,214 | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 2,179 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 2,241 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 2,296 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 2,180 | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 2,255 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 2,515 | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 2,104 | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 2,078 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 2,080 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2,358 | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 2,281 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 2,148 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 2,179 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2,259 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 2,317 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2,212 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 2,239 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 2,347 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 2,194 | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 2,474 | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 2,526 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2,142 | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 2,205 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 2,229 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,351 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 2,332 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2,337 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,455 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 2,387 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2,352 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,376 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,433 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2,544 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2,346 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 2,396 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,384 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,403 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,580 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 2,641 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2,472 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 2,343 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 2,452 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 2,617 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 2,487 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 2,429 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2,763 | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 2,914 | +5.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2,914 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2,914 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,108, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,177 | 2,027 | 2,289 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,132 | 1,950 | 2,324 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,229 | 2,078 | 2,515 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,289 | 2,142 | 2,526 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,346 | 2,205 | 2,455 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,456 | 2,343 | 2,641 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,642 | 2,429 | 2,914 | 5 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % 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 0.1844 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Peru?
- Cooling degree days in Peru was 2,914 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,914 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,950 in 1975.
- How does Peru rank for cooling degree days?
- Peru ranks 119th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.