Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2009, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country increased by 0.4% compared to 2008, reaching 2,845.

Ireland accounts for 90.4% of the EU-27 total of 3,148.

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 4.2% (from 2,730 in 2004).

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