South Africa vs Uruguay: Heating Degree Days, gaps filled

South Africa
1,439
in 2024
Uruguay
1,782
in 2024
South Africa rank
74th
Uruguay rank
71st

Heating Degree Days, gaps filled over time

  • South Africa
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1,782 against 1,439 in South Africa, a difference of 343.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 36 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

South Africa ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1,987 1,971 16 South Africa
1970s 1,985 1,893 92.43 South Africa
1980s 1,834 1,900 66.48 Uruguay
1990s 1,825 1,887 61.5 Uruguay
2000s 1,772 1,816 44.49 Uruguay
2010s 1,615 1,719 104.76 Uruguay
2020s 1,590 1,797 206.6 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher heating degree days, gaps filled, South Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1,782 against 1,439 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in heating degree days, gaps filled between South Africa and Uruguay?
343, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for heating degree days, gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Heating Degree Days, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Heating Degree Days, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 11,415 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Heating Degree Days with 237 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.