Cooling Degree Days in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Cooling Degree Days was 5,688 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,688
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
48th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5,688
in 2024
All-time low
4,568
in 1965
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Solomon Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Solomon Islands stood at 5,688. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Solomon Islands peaked at 5,688 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,568, in 1965.
Solomon Islands ranks 48th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,860 | — |
| 1961 | 4,739 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 4,854 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 4,801 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 4,862 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 4,568 | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 4,722 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 4,763 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 4,860 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 4,949 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 4,996 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 4,820 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 4,796 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 5,091 | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 4,929 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 4,876 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 4,782 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 4,801 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 4,912 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 4,880 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 4,918 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 4,939 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 4,864 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 4,920 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 4,894 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 4,907 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 4,923 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 4,918 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 5,102 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 4,993 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 5,081 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 5,026 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 4,863 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 4,800 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 4,889 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 5,096 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 5,075 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 4,854 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 5,094 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 4,956 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 4,994 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 5,042 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5,036 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5,055 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4,999 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5,151 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 5,042 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 5,208 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5,048 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 5,210 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5,325 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 5,235 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5,219 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5,268 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5,273 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,231 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,464 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 5,372 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 5,333 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 5,361 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5,490 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 5,387 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 5,466 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 5,435 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5,688 | +4.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 5,688 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,641, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 5,688 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,959, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,798 | 4,568 | 4,949 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,888 | 4,782 | 5,091 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,938 | 4,864 | 5,102 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,973 | 4,800 | 5,096 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,079 | 4,994 | 5,210 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,308 | 5,219 | 5,464 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,493 | 5,387 | 5,688 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 45 Suriname 5,800 compare
- 46 Cote d'Ivoire 5,798 compare
- 47 Seychelles 5,736 compare
- 49 Guinea 5,652 compare
- 50 Sierra Leone 5,609 compare
- 51 Dominica 5,584 compare
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % 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 0.3636 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Cooling degree days in Solomon Islands was 5,688 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5,688 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,568 in 1965.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for cooling degree days?
- Solomon Islands ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.