Cooling Degree Days in Samoa
Samoa: Cooling Degree Days was 5,079 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Samoa, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Samoa stood at 5,079. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Samoa peaked at 5,079 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,306, in 1971.
Samoa ranks 70th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,481 | — |
| 1961 | 4,468 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 4,401 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 4,540 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 4,513 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 4,371 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 4,589 | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 4,417 | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 4,589 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 4,632 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 4,554 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 4,306 | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 4,512 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 4,515 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 4,345 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 4,319 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 4,371 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 4,514 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 4,453 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 4,603 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 4,676 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 4,530 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 4,636 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 4,523 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 4,415 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 4,425 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 4,497 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 4,446 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 4,534 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 4,377 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 4,656 | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 4,797 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 4,696 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 4,550 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 4,633 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 4,660 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 4,574 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 4,515 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4,584 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 4,529 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 4,514 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,601 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 4,822 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 4,730 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4,847 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4,812 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 4,662 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 4,747 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 4,474 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 4,639 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 4,822 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 4,494 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 4,661 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 4,767 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4,729 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,702 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5,004 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 4,871 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 4,794 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 5,002 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 4,913 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4,702 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 4,590 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 4,891 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 5,079 | +3.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 5,079 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 5,079 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,959, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,500 | 4,371 | 4,632 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,449 | 4,306 | 4,603 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,506 | 4,377 | 4,676 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,619 | 4,515 | 4,797 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,685 | 4,474 | 4,847 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,785 | 4,494 | 5,004 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,835 | 4,590 | 5,079 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Samoa?
- Cooling degree days in Samoa was 5,079 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,079 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,306 in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for cooling degree days?
- Samoa ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.