Barranquilla vs Luxembourg: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree over time
- Barranquilla
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Barranquilla currently reports 2,023 Degree days against 32.1 Degree days in Luxembourg, a difference of 1,991 Degree days.
That makes Barranquilla's figure about 63.0 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Barranquilla has been ahead every year.
Barranquilla ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 1314 regions.
Barranquilla has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barranquilla | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,605 Degree days | 24.58 Degree days | 1,580 Degree days | Barranquilla |
| 1960s | 1,669 Degree days | 20.16 Degree days | 1,649 Degree days | Barranquilla |
| 1970s | 1,624 Degree days | 24.39 Degree days | 1,600 Degree days | Barranquilla |
| 1980s | 1,714 Degree days | 24.69 Degree days | 1,689 Degree days | Barranquilla |
| 1990s | 1,768 Degree days | 41.41 Degree days | 1,727 Degree days | Barranquilla |
| 2000s | 1,785 Degree days | 41.52 Degree days | 1,744 Degree days | Barranquilla |
| 2010s | 1,921 Degree days | 52.61 Degree days | 1,869 Degree days | Barranquilla |
| 2020s | 1,997 Degree days | 54.67 Degree days | 1,943 Degree days | Barranquilla |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — cooling degree, Barranquilla or Luxembourg?
- Barranquilla, at 2,023 Degree days against 32.1 Degree days in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — cooling degree between Barranquilla and Luxembourg?
- 1,991 Degree days, with Barranquilla ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barranquilla and Luxembourg?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Barranquilla and Luxembourg rank globally for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — cooling degree?
- Barranquilla ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 1314 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree days. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of Cooling and Heating Degree Days (CDDs and HDDs) for FUAs and cities. CDDs and HDDs are measurements used to estimate energy usage based on outdoor temperature. CDD measures the demand for cooling, while HDD measures the demand for heating, both calculated relative to a baseline temperature. Data sources and methodology The indicators use 0.1-degree resolution grids from the ERA5-Land dataset. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. Annual CDDs are the sum over a year of the differences between the daily mean outdoor air temperature and the threshold temperature when the outdoor temperature is above the threshold temperature. HDDs are the sum over a year of the differences between the threshold temperature and the daily mean outdoor air temperature when the outdoor temperature is below the threshold temperature. Threshold temperatures are set to 22°C for CDDs and 15°C for HDDs. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org