Cooling Degree Days in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cooling Degree Days was 1,261 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Uruguay, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1,261 for cooling degree days in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Uruguay peaked at 1,498 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 826.66, in 1966.
That places Uruguay 136th 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 | 1,083 | 826.66 | 1,236 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,073 | 918.73 | 1,275 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,272 | 1,154 | 1,498 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,168 | 841.41 | 1,297 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,283 | 1,075 | 1,396 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,296 | 1,188 | 1,488 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,328 | 1,261 | 1,498 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 133 Argentina 1,523 compare
- 134 Japan 1,330 compare
- 135 San Marino 1,322 compare
- 137 Azerbaijan 1,241 compare
- 138 Turkey 1,217 compare
- 139 United States 1,199 compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.18 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0191 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Uruguay?
- Cooling degree days in Uruguay was 1,261 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,498 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 826.66 in 1966.
- How does Uruguay rank for cooling degree days?
- Uruguay ranks 136th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.