Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2016, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country decreased by 5.7% compared to 2015, reaching 2,763.

Ireland accounts for 90.1% of the EU-27 total of 3,067.

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 fallen by 0.8% (from 2,784 in 2011).

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