Cooling Degree Days in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Cooling Degree Days was 7,064 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7,064
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 192 countries
All-time high
7,114
in 2021
All-time low
5,447
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Cooling Degree Days in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Burkina Faso 7,214 compare
  2. 3 South Sudan 7,171 compare
  3. 4 Senegal 7,167 compare
  4. 6 Oman 6,918 compare
  5. 7 Mauritania 6,780 compare
  6. 8 Qatar 6,632 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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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

Indicator
Cooling Degree Days
Source
World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 12,480 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.