Cooling Degree Days in Qatar
Qatar: Cooling Degree Days was 6,632 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Qatar, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Qatar stood at 6,632.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Qatar peaked at 6,722 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,264, in 1982.
Qatar ranks 8th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,614 | 5,459 | 5,830 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,509 | 5,296 | 5,796 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,658 | 5,264 | 5,894 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,815 | 5,305 | 6,544 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,269 | 6,075 | 6,459 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,366 | 5,807 | 6,705 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,638 | 6,503 | 6,722 | 5 |
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More environment data for Qatar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 162.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 56.95 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3691 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 19.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0158 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0352 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Qatar?
- Cooling degree days in Qatar was 6,632 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 6,722 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,264 in 1982.
- How does Qatar rank for cooling degree days?
- Qatar ranks 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.