Cooling Degree Days in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Cooling Degree Days was 5,931 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in Trinidad and Tobago is 5,931, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 5,931 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,607, in 1984.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 37th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,920 | — |
| 1961 | 4,791 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 4,836 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 4,906 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 4,815 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 4,761 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 4,982 | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 4,822 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 4,839 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 5,199 | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 4,983 | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 4,731 | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 4,843 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 4,885 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 4,649 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 4,626 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 4,655 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 4,907 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 4,917 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 4,974 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 4,962 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 5,049 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 4,800 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 4,976 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 4,607 | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 4,666 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 4,706 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 5,232 | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 5,047 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 4,850 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 5,059 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 4,913 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 4,950 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 5,071 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 4,933 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 5,199 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 5,069 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 5,055 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,381 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 5,076 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 4,948 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 5,068 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5,134 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5,251 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 5,258 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5,488 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 5,299 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 5,256 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 5,211 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5,341 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 5,670 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 5,380 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 5,325 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 5,375 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5,299 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5,397 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5,558 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 5,365 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5,179 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 5,414 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 5,466 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 5,235 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 5,177 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 5,591 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 5,931 | +6.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 5,931 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,082, 5.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 5,931 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 | 4,887 | 4,761 | 5,199 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,817 | 4,626 | 4,983 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,889 | 4,607 | 5,232 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,070 | 4,913 | 5,381 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,225 | 4,948 | 5,488 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,396 | 5,179 | 5,670 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,480 | 5,177 | 5,931 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2637 % 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 0.9604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Cooling degree days in Trinidad and Tobago was 5,931 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 5,931 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,607 in 1984.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for cooling degree days?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.