Cooling Degree Days in Seychelles
Seychelles: Cooling Degree Days was 5,736 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,736
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
47th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5,736
in 2024
All-time low
4,681
in 1974
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Seychelles, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 5,736 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Seychelles peaked at 5,736 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,681, in 1974.
Seychelles ranks 47th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,908 | — |
| 1961 | 4,977 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 4,967 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 4,955 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 4,954 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,819 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 5,003 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 4,945 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 4,941 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 5,145 | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 5,096 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 4,828 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 5,141 | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 5,103 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 4,681 | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 4,775 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 4,905 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 5,059 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 4,979 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 5,112 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 5,129 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5,041 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 5,254 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 5,303 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 4,775 | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 4,772 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 4,921 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 5,261 | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 5,217 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 5,003 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 5,153 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 5,163 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5,050 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 5,006 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 5,145 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 5,224 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 4,969 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 5,213 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 5,390 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 4,954 | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 4,980 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5,125 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 5,116 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,281 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 5,178 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 5,196 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,174 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 5,374 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 5,053 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 5,298 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 5,332 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5,237 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5,259 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5,181 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5,291 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 5,442 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 5,344 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5,305 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,244 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 5,511 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 5,534 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5,253 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 5,158 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5,479 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 5,736 | +4.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 5,736 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 5.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 5,736 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,961 | 4,819 | 5,145 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,968 | 4,681 | 5,141 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,068 | 4,772 | 5,303 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,127 | 4,954 | 5,390 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,177 | 4,980 | 5,374 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,315 | 5,181 | 5,511 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,432 | 5,158 | 5,736 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 44 Bahrain 5,815 compare
- 45 Suriname 5,800 compare
- 46 Cote d'Ivoire 5,798 compare
- 48 Solomon Islands 5,688 compare
- 49 Guinea 5,652 compare
- 50 Sierra Leone 5,609 compare
More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.41 % 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 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Seychelles?
- Cooling degree days in Seychelles was 5,736 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5,736 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,681 in 1974.
- How does Seychelles rank for cooling degree days?
- Seychelles ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.