Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2005, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country decreased by 3.4% compared to 2004, reaching 2,637.

Ireland accounts for 81.2% of the EU-27 total of 3,246.

Ireland ranks 20th 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 6.7% (from 2,825 in 2000).

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