Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2010, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country increased by 11.7% compared to 2009, reaching 3,178.

Ireland accounts for 89.9% of the EU-27 total of 3,535.

Ireland ranks 15th 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 20.5% (from 2,637 in 2005).

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