Bahamas vs Nigeria: Heating Degree Days

Bahamas
0.21
in 2024
Nigeria
0.29
in 2024
Bahamas rank
141st
Nigeria rank
139th

Heating Degree Days over time

  • Bahamas
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.29 against 0.21 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.08.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 141st and Nigeria ranks 139th of 188 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 8.7 1.61 7.08 Bahamas
1970s 10.51 1.72 8.79 Bahamas
1980s 11.4 2.84 8.56 Bahamas
1990s 4.8 2.32 2.48 Bahamas
2000s 6.18 1.61 4.57 Bahamas
2010s 7.34 1.32 6.02 Bahamas
2020s 1.98 1 0.976 Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher heating degree days, Bahamas or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.29 against 0.21 in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in heating degree days between Bahamas and Nigeria?
0.08, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Nigeria rank globally for heating degree days?
Bahamas ranks 141st and Nigeria ranks 139th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as Heating Degree Days. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Heating Degree Days
Source
World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 11,178 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

A heating degree day (HDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is below 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.