Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 1998, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country increased by 2.5% compared to 1997, reaching 2,642.

Ireland accounts for 80.0% of the EU-27 total of 3,303.

Ireland ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.3% (from 2,979 in 1993).

Source: Eurostat dataset nrg_chdd_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.