Cooling Degree Days in Senegal
Senegal: Cooling Degree Days was 7,167 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7,167
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
5th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7,340
in 2021
All-time low
5,671
in 1965
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Senegal, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Senegal stood at 7,167.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Senegal peaked at 7,340 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,671, in 1965.
Senegal ranks 5th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,207 | — |
| 1961 | 6,114 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 6,064 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 6,196 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 6,021 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 5,671 | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 5,967 | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 5,718 | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 5,953 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 6,496 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 6,512 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6,108 | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 6,477 | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 6,563 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 5,945 | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 6,068 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 6,022 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 6,678 | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 6,437 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 6,708 | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 6,775 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 6,698 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 6,284 | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 7,077 | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 6,646 | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 6,470 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 6,310 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 6,878 | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 6,588 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 6,572 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 6,876 | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 6,623 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 6,603 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 6,819 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 6,471 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 6,718 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 6,910 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 6,957 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7,256 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 6,437 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 6,703 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 6,940 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 7,012 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6,758 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 6,831 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6,957 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 6,812 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 6,902 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 6,815 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 6,700 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 7,209 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 6,964 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 6,797 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 6,911 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6,905 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6,872 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,144 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 7,119 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 6,853 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 7,012 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 7,305 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 7,340 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6,894 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 7,305 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 7,167 | -1.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 7,167 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 7,167 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,041 | 5,671 | 6,496 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,352 | 5,945 | 6,708 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,630 | 6,284 | 7,077 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,767 | 6,437 | 7,256 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,843 | 6,700 | 7,012 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,979 | 6,797 | 7,209 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,202 | 6,894 | 7,340 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 2 Djibouti 7,449 compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 7,214 compare
- 4 South Sudan 7,171 compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 7,064 compare
- 7 Oman 6,918 compare
- 8 Mauritania 6,780 compare
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % 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 Senegal?
- Cooling degree days in Senegal was 7,167 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7,340 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,671 in 1965.
- How does Senegal rank for cooling degree days?
- Senegal ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.