Cooling Degree Days in Somalia
Somalia: Cooling Degree Days was 6,119 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Somalia, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Somalia is 6,119, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Somalia peaked at 6,119 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,770, in 1968.
That places Somalia 28th out of 193 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.
Cooling Degree Days in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,865 | — |
| 1961 | 5,123 | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 5,007 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 4,936 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 5,024 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 4,830 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 5,081 | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 4,901 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 4,770 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 5,293 | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 5,266 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 4,907 | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 5,152 | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 5,175 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 5,063 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 5,074 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 5,063 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 5,098 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 5,172 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 5,171 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,357 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 5,101 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 5,223 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 5,447 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 4,985 | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 5,055 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 5,100 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 5,385 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 5,422 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 5,142 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 5,446 | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 5,306 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 5,289 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 5,211 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 5,082 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 5,312 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 5,194 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 5,122 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 5,559 | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 5,238 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 5,208 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5,338 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 5,362 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5,450 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 5,329 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 5,368 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5,373 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5,585 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 5,258 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 5,593 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 5,603 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5,390 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 5,420 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5,324 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5,516 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5,554 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5,667 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5,622 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,323 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 5,657 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 5,775 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5,555 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 5,623 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 5,711 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 6,119 | +7.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 6,119 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,609, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 6,119 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,117, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,983 | 4,770 | 5,293 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,114 | 4,907 | 5,266 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,222 | 4,985 | 5,447 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,276 | 5,082 | 5,559 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,386 | 5,208 | 5,593 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,508 | 5,323 | 5,667 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,757 | 5,555 | 6,119 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % 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 Somalia?
- Cooling degree days in Somalia was 6,119 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,119 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,770 in 1968.
- How does Somalia rank for cooling degree days?
- Somalia ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.