Cooling Degree Days in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cooling Degree Days was 7,064 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 7,064 for cooling degree days in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in United Arab Emirates peaked at 7,114 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,447, in 1971.
United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,691 | 5,460 | 5,961 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,713 | 5,447 | 6,075 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,920 | 5,466 | 6,234 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,061 | 5,503 | 6,837 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,539 | 6,363 | 6,676 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,800 | 6,301 | 7,068 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,003 | 6,835 | 7,114 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 2 Burkina Faso 7,214 compare
- 3 South Sudan 7,171 compare
- 4 Senegal 7,167 compare
- 6 Oman 6,918 compare
- 7 Mauritania 6,780 compare
- 8 Qatar 6,632 compare
More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 264.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 24.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0064 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 27.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 37.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1113 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1261 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in United Arab Emirates?
- Cooling degree days in United Arab Emirates was 7,064 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 7,114 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,447 in 1971.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cooling degree days?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.