Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2013, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country decreased by 0.9% compared to 2012, reaching 2,854.

Ireland accounts for 89.4% of the EU-27 total of 3,194.

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 grown by 0.8% (from 2,832 in 2008).

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