Cooling Degree Days in Philippines
Philippines: Cooling Degree Days was 5,527 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Philippines, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Philippines is 5,527, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Philippines peaked at 5,527 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,002, in 1965.
Philippines ranks 53rd 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,676 | — |
| 1961 | 4,528 | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 4,481 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 4,397 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 4,182 | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 4,002 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 4,346 | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 4,380 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 4,529 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 4,710 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 4,718 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 4,386 | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 4,509 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 4,811 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 4,496 | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 4,550 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 4,440 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 4,653 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 4,726 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 4,730 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 4,715 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 4,648 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 4,570 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 4,835 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 4,593 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 4,633 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 4,671 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 4,937 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 4,990 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 4,711 | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 4,869 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4,814 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 4,793 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 4,794 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,800 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 4,729 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 4,657 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 4,661 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 5,204 | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 4,675 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 4,762 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4,875 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4,953 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 4,893 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4,941 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4,999 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5,077 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 5,073 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4,919 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4,986 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 5,215 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 4,892 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 5,050 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5,095 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4,994 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5,132 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5,381 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 5,118 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 5,196 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 5,269 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5,339 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5,196 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 5,175 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 5,320 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 5,527 | +3.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 5,527 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 5,527 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,959, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,423 | 4,002 | 4,710 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,602 | 4,386 | 4,811 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,730 | 4,570 | 4,990 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,800 | 4,657 | 5,204 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,948 | 4,762 | 5,077 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,134 | 4,892 | 5,381 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,312 | 5,175 | 5,527 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More environment data for Philippines
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0128 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.177 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.905 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 5.03 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -42.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Philippines?
- Cooling degree days in Philippines was 5,527 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 5,527 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,002 in 1965.
- How does Philippines rank for cooling degree days?
- Philippines ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.