Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data

In 2007, Ireland's cooling and heating degree days by country decreased by 3.0% compared to 2006, reaching 2,549.

Ireland accounts for 84.4% of the EU-27 total of 3,019.

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 6.5% (from 2,727 in 2002).

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