Cooling Degree Days in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Cooling Degree Days was 5,990 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 5,990, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 5,990 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,799, in 1985.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 34th 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,146 | — |
| 1961 | 5,006 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 5,031 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 5,143 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 5,007 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 4,984 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 5,183 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 5,055 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 5,055 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,431 | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 5,259 | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 4,975 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 5,085 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 5,129 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 4,823 | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 4,825 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,803 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 5,034 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 5,077 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 5,123 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 5,208 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 5,243 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4,967 | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 5,194 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 4,901 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 4,799 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 4,878 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 5,314 | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 5,148 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 4,928 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 5,117 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 5,011 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 5,128 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5,164 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5,026 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 5,296 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 5,197 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 5,252 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 5,557 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 5,264 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 5,099 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 5,162 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 5,282 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 5,325 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 5,341 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5,592 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 5,408 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5,395 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5,230 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 5,357 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 5,670 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 5,390 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 5,398 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5,333 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 5,248 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5,353 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5,529 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 5,444 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5,242 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 5,432 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 5,530 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 5,405 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 5,283 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 5,655 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 5,990 | +5.9% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 5,990 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,490, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 5,990 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,108, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,104 | 4,984 | 5,431 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,013 | 4,803 | 5,259 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,058 | 4,799 | 5,314 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,201 | 5,011 | 5,557 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,319 | 5,099 | 5,592 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,404 | 5,242 | 5,670 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,573 | 5,283 | 5,990 | 5 |
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More environment data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.49 % 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 -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Cooling degree days in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 5,990 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 5,990 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,799 in 1985.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for cooling degree days?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.