Cooling Degree Days in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cooling Degree Days was 5,897 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Sri Lanka is 5,897, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Sri Lanka peaked at 5,897 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,744, in 1965.
That places Sri Lanka 39th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,856 | — |
| 1961 | 4,822 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 4,851 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 4,864 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 4,909 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 4,744 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 4,998 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 4,871 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 4,925 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 5,185 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 5,083 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 4,919 | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 5,212 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 5,340 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 5,064 | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 4,987 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 5,215 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 5,109 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 5,158 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 5,502 | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 5,464 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 5,229 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 5,352 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 5,678 | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 5,042 | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 5,214 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 5,336 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 5,521 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 5,378 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 5,212 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 5,436 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 5,426 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5,275 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 5,313 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5,182 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 5,373 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 5,278 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 5,442 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 5,790 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 5,150 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 5,148 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,371 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 5,416 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5,438 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5,432 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 5,571 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 5,411 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 5,358 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5,323 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5,545 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 5,512 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5,369 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 5,531 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5,412 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5,442 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5,487 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,859 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 5,540 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 5,290 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 5,639 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 5,713 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5,447 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 5,343 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 5,628 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 5,897 | +4.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 5,897 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 5,897 is above the median for South Asia, which is 5,121, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,903 | 4,744 | 5,185 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,159 | 4,919 | 5,502 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,343 | 5,042 | 5,678 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,367 | 5,150 | 5,790 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,401 | 5,148 | 5,571 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,508 | 5,290 | 5,859 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,606 | 5,343 | 5,897 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 36 Thailand 5,968 compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 5,931 compare
- 38 Brunei 5,905 compare
- 40 Yemen 5,892 compare
- 41 Antigua and Barbuda 5,846 compare
- 42 Central African Republic 5,842 compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % 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 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Sri Lanka?
- Cooling degree days in Sri Lanka was 5,897 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5,897 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,744 in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cooling degree days?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.