Cooling Degree Days in Spain
Spain: Cooling Degree Days was 1,054 in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 148th out of 192 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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 285.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 27.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.89 Mt CO2e (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 148th out of 192 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.