Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2017, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country decreased by 2.7% compared to 2016, reaching 2,688.

Ireland accounts for 87.3% of the EU-27 total of 3,079.

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 fallen by 6.7% (from 2,880 in 2012).

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