Cooling Degree Days in Turkey
Turkey: Cooling Degree Days was 1,217 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Turkey, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Turkey stood at 1,217. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Turkey peaked at 1,217 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 510.42, in 1976.
That places Turkey 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 705.08 | 578.02 | 869.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 674.41 | 510.42 | 730.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 702.8 | 557.66 | 811.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 778.71 | 602.52 | 946.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 912.93 | 776.69 | 1,073 | 10 |
| 2010s | 987.98 | 818.39 | 1,119 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,077 | 1,008 | 1,217 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 135 San Marino 1,322 compare
- 136 Uruguay 1,261 compare
- 137 Azerbaijan 1,241 compare
- 139 United States 1,199 compare
- 140 China 1,153 compare
- 141 Croatia 1,150 compare
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Turkey?
- Cooling degree days in Turkey was 1,217 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1,217 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 510.42 in 1976.
- How does Turkey rank for cooling degree days?
- Turkey ranks 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.