Cooling Degree Days in Yemen
Yemen: Cooling Degree Days was 5,892 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,892
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
40th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5,892
in 2024
All-time low
3,799
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Cooling Degree Days in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 5,892 for cooling degree days in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Yemen peaked at 5,892 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,799, in 1971.
Yemen ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cooling Degree Days in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,034 | — |
| 1961 | 4,270 | +5.8% |
| 1962 | 4,226 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 4,216 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 4,180 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 4,013 | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 4,235 | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 4,058 | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 4,016 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 4,359 | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 4,225 | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 3,799 | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 4,130 | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 4,315 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 3,993 | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 4,032 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 4,076 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 4,186 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 4,281 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 4,493 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 4,710 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 4,514 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 4,489 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 4,358 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 4,368 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 4,594 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 4,533 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 4,763 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 4,751 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 4,464 | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 5,001 | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 4,820 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 4,451 | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 4,700 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 4,799 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4,721 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 4,691 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 5,006 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 5,195 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 4,996 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 4,929 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 4,937 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4,875 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 4,975 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5,001 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5,155 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 5,162 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5,202 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4,901 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 5,275 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 5,248 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 5,145 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 5,173 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5,065 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 5,137 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5,239 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5,201 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5,209 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,045 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 5,300 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 5,083 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 5,042 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 5,042 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,524 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 5,892 | +6.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 5,892 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,609, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 5,892 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,535, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,161 | 4,013 | 4,359 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,153 | 3,799 | 4,493 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,554 | 4,358 | 4,763 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,838 | 4,451 | 5,195 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,041 | 4,875 | 5,275 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,176 | 5,045 | 5,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,317 | 5,042 | 5,892 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 5,931 compare
- 38 Brunei 5,905 compare
- 39 Sri Lanka 5,897 compare
- 41 Antigua and Barbuda 5,846 compare
- 42 Central African Republic 5,842 compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,830 compare
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
- 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 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Yemen?
- Cooling degree days in Yemen was 5,892 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5,892 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,799 in 1971.
- How does Yemen rank for cooling degree days?
- Yemen ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.