Cooling Degree Days in Senegal
Senegal: Cooling Degree Days was 7,167 in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 4th 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 | 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
- 1 Mali 7,495 compare
- 2 Burkina Faso 7,214 compare
- 3 South Sudan 7,171 compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 7,064 compare
- 6 Oman 6,918 compare
- 7 Mauritania 6,780 compare
More environment data for Senegal
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 31.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6572 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0063 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0238 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.91 Mt CO2e (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 4th out of 192 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.