Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2002, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country decreased by 3.6% compared to 2001, reaching 2,727.

Ireland accounts for 88.0% of the EU-27 total of 3,100.

Ireland ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.8% (from 2,578 in 1997).

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