Costa Rica vs Qatar: Heating Degree Days
Costa Rica
39.75
in 2024
Qatar
45.28
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
115th
Qatar rank
113th
Heating Degree Days over time
- Costa Rica
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 45.28 against 39.75 in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.53.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 115th and Qatar ranks 113th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127.49 | 233.69 | 106.21 | Qatar |
| 1970s | 126.42 | 266.16 | 139.73 | Qatar |
| 1980s | 102.31 | 270.92 | 168.62 | Qatar |
| 1990s | 108.99 | 203.52 | 94.52 | Qatar |
| 2000s | 98.32 | 183.55 | 85.24 | Qatar |
| 2010s | 78.25 | 137.28 | 59.03 | Qatar |
| 2020s | 71.91 | 66.68 | 5.22 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher heating degree days, Costa Rica or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 45.28 against 39.75 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in heating degree days between Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 5.53, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for heating degree days?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th and Qatar ranks 113th 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
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.