Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2008, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country increased by 11.1% compared to 2007, reaching 2,832.

Ireland accounts for 92.2% of the EU-27 total of 3,073.

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 6.5% (from 2,659 in 2003).

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