Cooling Degree Days in Qatar
Qatar: Cooling Degree Days was 6,632 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,632
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 193 countries
All-time high
6,722
in 2021
All-time low
5,264
in 1982
Years of data
65
1960–2024
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 9th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,622 | — |
| 1961 | 5,462 | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 5,830 | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 5,640 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 5,501 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 5,692 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 5,800 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 5,459 | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 5,500 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 5,631 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 5,546 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 5,366 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 5,300 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 5,596 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 5,484 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 5,452 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 5,296 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 5,741 | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 5,518 | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 5,796 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 5,862 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 5,726 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 5,264 | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 5,323 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 5,512 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 5,655 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 5,797 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 5,849 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 5,894 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 5,699 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 5,843 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 5,305 | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 5,328 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 5,703 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 5,861 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 5,561 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 5,942 | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 5,646 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 6,544 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 6,420 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 6,150 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 6,241 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6,247 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6,204 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 6,170 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6,075 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6,412 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 6,459 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6,372 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 6,357 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6,593 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 6,201 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 6,342 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 5,807 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 6,158 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 6,600 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 6,224 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 6,532 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 6,705 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 6,497 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 6,503 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 6,722 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 6,636 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 6,696 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 6,632 | -1.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 6,632 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 6.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 6,632 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,535, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.0168 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.35 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.24 % change on previous year (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 9th out of 193 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.