Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2011, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country decreased by 12.4% compared to 2010, reaching 2,784.

Ireland accounts for 92.7% of the EU-27 total of 3,003.

Ireland ranks 16th 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 5.9% (from 2,628 in 2006).

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