Bahamas vs Nigeria: Heating Degree Days
Bahamas
0.21
in 2024
Nigeria
0.29
in 2024
Bahamas rank
142nd
Nigeria rank
139th
Heating Degree Days over time
- Bahamas
- Nigeria
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 142nd and Nigeria ranks 139th of 189 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 142nd and Nigeria ranks 139th of 189 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
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.