Cooling Degree Days in Spain
Spain: Cooling Degree Days was 1,054 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,054
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
149th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1,314
in 2022
All-time low
413.3
in 1977
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Spain, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1,054 for cooling degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Spain peaked at 1,314 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 413.3, in 1977.
That places Spain 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 632.32 | — |
| 1961 | 745.77 | +17.9% |
| 1962 | 813.43 | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 547.64 | -32.7% |
| 1964 | 837.75 | +53.0% |
| 1965 | 684.05 | -18.3% |
| 1966 | 665.49 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 685.12 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 688.42 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 579.77 | -15.8% |
| 1970 | 758.35 | +30.8% |
| 1971 | 562.94 | -25.8% |
| 1972 | 434.35 | -22.8% |
| 1973 | 686.16 | +58.0% |
| 1974 | 638.92 | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 631.22 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 619.37 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 413.3 | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 602.53 | +45.8% |
| 1979 | 666.69 | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 720.14 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 764.08 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 732.14 | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 764.68 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 629.04 | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 851.64 | +35.4% |
| 1986 | 789.23 | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 841.69 | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 705.66 | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 881.51 | +24.9% |
| 1990 | 919.1 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 954.52 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 733.63 | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 679.76 | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 950.84 | +39.9% |
| 1995 | 858.4 | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 731.93 | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 743.71 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 887.84 | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 920.2 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 902.51 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 948.02 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 785.48 | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 1,124 | +43.1% |
| 2004 | 952.04 | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 1,009 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1,069 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 760.98 | -28.8% |
| 2008 | 773.53 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,028 | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 920.68 | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 965.42 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1,081 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 923.89 | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 872.21 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1,103 | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 1,091 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,192 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 977.65 | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 1,027 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 1,019 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 926.72 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 1,314 | +41.8% |
| 2023 | 1,192 | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 1,054 | -11.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1,054 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 97% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1,054 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 506.14, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 687.98 | 547.64 | 837.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 601.38 | 413.3 | 758.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 767.98 | 629.04 | 881.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 837.99 | 679.76 | 954.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 935.12 | 760.98 | 1,124 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,015 | 872.21 | 1,192 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,101 | 926.72 | 1,314 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Spain?
- Cooling degree days in Spain was 1,054 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,314 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 413.3 in 1977.
- How does Spain rank for cooling degree days?
- Spain ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.