Cooling Degree Days in Suriname
Suriname: Cooling Degree Days was 5,800 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Suriname, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 5,800 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Suriname peaked at 5,800 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,163, in 1971.
That places Suriname 44th out of 192 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,635 | 4,386 | 5,037 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,440 | 4,163 | 4,630 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,743 | 4,380 | 5,359 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,970 | 4,723 | 5,290 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,935 | 4,631 | 5,157 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,092 | 4,846 | 5,272 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,236 | 4,798 | 5,800 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 41 Central African Republic 5,842 compare
- 42 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,830 compare
- 43 Bahrain 5,815 compare
- 45 Cote d'Ivoire 5,798 compare
- 46 Seychelles 5,736 compare
- 47 Solomon Islands 5,688 compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0077 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1816 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.9322 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2322 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Suriname?
- Cooling degree days in Suriname was 5,800 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 5,800 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,163 in 1971.
- How does Suriname rank for cooling degree days?
- Suriname ranks 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.