Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2006, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country decreased by 0.3% compared to 2005, reaching 2,628.

Ireland accounts for 84.3% of the EU-27 total of 3,117.

Ireland ranks 17th 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 7.1% (from 2,829 in 2001).

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