Costa Rica vs Yemen: Heating Degree Days
Costa Rica
39.75
in 2024
Yemen
63.98
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
115th
Yemen rank
112th
Heating Degree Days over time
- Costa Rica
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 63.98 against 39.75 in Costa Rica, a difference of 24.23.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 115th and Yemen ranks 112th of 188 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127.49 | 244.42 | 116.93 | Yemen |
| 1970s | 126.42 | 240.87 | 114.45 | Yemen |
| 1980s | 102.31 | 186.76 | 84.46 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 108.99 | 125.86 | 16.87 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 98.32 | 127.42 | 29.11 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 78.25 | 128.45 | 50.19 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 71.91 | 86.1 | 14.19 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher heating degree days, Costa Rica or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 63.98 against 39.75 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in heating degree days between Costa Rica and Yemen?
- 24.23, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Yemen rank globally for heating degree days?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th and Yemen ranks 112th 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.