Cooling Degree Days in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cooling Degree Days was 6,222 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Saudi Arabia stood at 6,222. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Saudi Arabia peaked at 6,222 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,459, in 1967.
That places Saudi Arabia 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,731 | 4,459 | 5,024 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,838 | 4,480 | 5,269 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,098 | 4,810 | 5,361 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,309 | 4,772 | 5,801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,666 | 5,582 | 5,777 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,918 | 5,466 | 6,183 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,113 | 5,937 | 6,222 | 5 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 838.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 23.76 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0153 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 69.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0811 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 113.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3635 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3983 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 33.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Saudi Arabia?
- Cooling degree days in Saudi Arabia was 6,222 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,222 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,459 in 1967.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cooling degree days?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.